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April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 22 April 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 04:004:00 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:525:52+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:287:28 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 51° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 51° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:373:37 AM–04:214:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:593:59 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0711:07 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:422:42 PM–16:274:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:067:06 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla06:426:42 AM–08:198:19 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:569:56 AM–11:3311:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5811:58 AM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:253:25 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

Amṛta05:055:05 AM–06:426:42 AMgood
Kāla06:426:42 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Śubha08:198:19 AM–09:569:56 AMgood
Roga09:569:56 AM–11:3311:33 AMavoid
Udvega11:3311:33 AM–13:091:09 PMavoid
Cara13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMneutral
Lābha14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Amṛta16:234:23 PM–18:006:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:006:00 PM–19:237:23 PMneutral
Roga19:237:23 PM–20:468:46 PMavoid
Kāla20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Lābha22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Udvega23:3211:32 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:5512:55+1 AM–26:182:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:182:18+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMgood
Cara27:413:41+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04+1 AM

05:055:05 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 24:2112:21+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 07:287:28 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:534:53 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 06:426:42 AM–08:198:19 AM
Abhijit 11:0711:07 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:287:28 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:198:19 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 54 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:287:28 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamīpast sunriseṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā24:21 00:2112:21 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana07:287:28 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava16:534:53 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:04 05:045:04 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 730
Day length
12 h 54 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:258:25 AM
Moonset
22:0110:01 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:373:37 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:373:37 AM04:214:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:593:59 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:407:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day06:426:42 AM08:198:19 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:407:40 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:3311:33 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0711:07 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0911:09 AM11:5711:57 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5811:58 AM12:5012:50 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:462:46 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:253:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:422:42 PM16:274:27 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:287:28 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:067:06 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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