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Tuesday 13 December 1988 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 03:173:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:281:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:116:11 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:232:23 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:2811:28 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:2811:28 AM
At noon, 11:2811:28 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 52° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 52° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:234:23 AM–05:175:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:504:50 AM–06:116:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla06:476:47 AM–08:198:19 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:4911:49 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:141:14 PM–13:561:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:125:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:066:06 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:385:38+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:188:18 AM–09:009:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:498:49 AM–10:0910:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2811:28 AM–12:4712:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:072:07 PM–15:263:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:308:30 PM–22:0210:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:0810:08 PM–23:0211:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Roga06:116:11 AM–07:307:30 AMavoid
Udvega07:307:30 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Cara08:498:49 AM–10:0910:09 AMneutral
Lābha10:0910:09 AM–11:2811:28 AMgood
Amṛta11:2811:28 AM–12:4712:47 PMgood
Kāla12:4712:47 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Śubha14:072:07 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Roga15:263:26 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:454:45 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid
Lābha18:266:26 PM–20:078:07 PMgood
Udvega20:078:07 PM–21:489:48 PMavoid
Śubha21:489:48 PM–23:2811:28 PMgood
Amṛta23:2811:28 PM–25:091:09+1 AMgood
Cara25:091:09+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMneutral
Roga26:502:50+1 AM–28:314:31+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:314:31+1 AM–30:116:11+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:116:11 AM to 30:116:11+1 AM

06:116:11 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:116:11+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 25:281:28+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 16:424:42 PM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 19:467:46 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:232:23 PM
Bālavauntil 25:281:28+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:4911:49 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:072:07 PM–15:263:26 PM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:336:33 PM
Niśītha 23:0411:04 PM–23:5211:52 PM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePañcamī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:4911:49 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:263:26 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 35 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:336:33 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5211:52 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī25:28 01:281:28 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa16:424:42 PMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta19:467:46 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava14:232:23 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:11 06:116:11 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 043
Day length
10 h 35 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:499:49 AM
Moonset
20:598:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:234:23 AM06:116:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:234:23 AM05:175:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:504:50 AM06:116:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:116:11 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra06:476:47 AM08:198:19 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:2510:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:188:18 AM09:009:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:0910:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0411:04 AM11:5211:52 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:4911:49 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2811:28 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3212:32 PM14:382:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:141:14 PM13:561:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:382:38 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:336:33 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:125:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:066:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:308:30 PM22:0210:02 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:0810:08 PM23:0211:02 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0411:04 PM23:5211:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:385:38+1 AM31:097:09+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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