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December 1988 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 28 December 1988 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 11:0711:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:191:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:191:19 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 239° ahead of it, in Maghā, 76% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 239° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:255:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:5510:55 AM–12:4112:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–14:042:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:136:13 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:387:38 AM–08:578:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1610:16 AM–11:3611:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1411:14 AM–11:5711:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3611:36 AM–12:5512:55 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya22:3410:34 PM–24:2212:22+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha06:186:18 AM–07:387:38 AMgood
Amṛta07:387:38 AM–08:578:57 AMgood
Kāla08:578:57 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Śubha10:1610:16 AM–11:3611:36 AMgood
Roga11:3611:36 AM–12:5512:55 PMavoid
Udvega12:5512:55 PM–14:142:14 PMavoid
Cara14:142:14 PM–15:333:33 PMneutral
Lābha15:333:33 PM–16:534:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:534:53 PM–18:336:33 PMavoid
Śubha18:336:33 PM–20:148:14 PMgood
Amṛta20:148:14 PM–21:559:55 PMgood
Cara21:559:55 PM–23:3611:36 PMneutral
Roga23:3611:36 PM–25:171:17+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:171:17+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:572:57+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMgood
Udvega28:384:38+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 13:191:19 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 13:341:34 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 13:471:47 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 13:191:19 PM
Garauntil 26:342:34+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3611:36 AM–12:5512:55 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PM
Niśītha 23:1211:12 PM–24:0012:00+1 AM

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5512:55 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:406:40 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0012:00+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī13:191:19 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMaghā13:341:34 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaPrīti13:471:47 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaTaitila13:191:19 PMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:19 06:196:19 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2045
Śaka
1910
Kali
5089
Ahargaṇa
1 859 058
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
21:429:42 PM
Moonset
09:519:51 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:255:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:258:25 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:387:38 AM08:578:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:258:25 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1610:16 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:5510:55 AM12:4112:41 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1411:14 AM11:5711:57 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3611:36 AM12:5512:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3912:39 PM14:462:46 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM14:042:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:462:46 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:406:40 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:136:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:3410:34 PM24:2212:22+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1211:12 PM24:0012:00+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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