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

Tuesday 23 April 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 04:004:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:525:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:045:04 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:525:52 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 63° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 27% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 63° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:363:36 AM–04:204:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:583:58 AM–05:045:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:563:56 PM–17:435:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:006:00 PM–18:226:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:006:00 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:407:40 AM–08:318:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:188:18 AM–09:559:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:429:42 AM–11:2911:29 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:1011:10 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

Roga05:045:04 AM–06:416:41 AMavoid
Udvega06:416:41 AM–08:188:18 AMavoid
Cara08:188:18 AM–09:559:55 AMneutral
Lābha09:559:55 AM–11:3211:32 AMgood
Amṛta11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Roga16:234:23 PM–18:006:00 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:006:00 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Lābha19:237:23 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Amṛta23:3211:32 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMgood
Cara24:5512:55+1 AM–26:182:18+1 AMneutral
Roga26:182:18+1 AM–27:413:41+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:413:41+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

05:045:04 AM sunrise18:006:00 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 05:525:52 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 27:033:03+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 07:587:58 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 05:525:52 AM
Kaulavauntil 18:576:57 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:234:23 PM
Pradoṣa 18:006:00 PM–19:297:29 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:234:23 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 56 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī05:525:52 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā27:03 03:033:03 AM WedPunarvasu
YogaAtigaṇḍa07:587:58 AMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava05:525:52 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:04 05:045:04 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 731
Day length
12 h 56 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:149:14 AM
Moonset
22:4710:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:363:36 AM05:045:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:363:36 AM04:204:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:583:58 AM05:045:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:045:04 AM07:407:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:407:40 AM10:1510:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:407:40 AM08:318:31 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:429:42 AM11:2911:29 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0611:06 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3211:32 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM18:006:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:563:56 PM17:435:43 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:006:00 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:006:00 PM18:226:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:006:00 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:1011:10 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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