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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 13 January 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 17:505:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:113:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:226:22 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:113:11 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 AM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:226:22 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:092:09 PM–15:383:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2210:22 AM–11:4311:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0412:04 PM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:552:55 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

Amṛta06:226:22 AM–07:427:42 AMgood
Kāla07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Śubha09:029:02 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Roga10:2210:22 AM–11:4311:43 AMavoid
Udvega11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMavoid
Cara13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMneutral
Lābha14:232:23 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMneutral
Roga18:446:44 PM–20:238:23 PMavoid
Kāla20:238:23 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Lābha22:0310:03 PM–23:4311:43 PMgood
Udvega23:4311:43 PM–25:221:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:221:22+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:023:02+1 AM–28:424:42+1 AMgood
Cara28:424:42+1 AM–30:226:22+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22+1 AM

06:226:22 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:226:22+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:113:11 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 21:339:33 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 16:374:37 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:113:11 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:032:03+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:427:42 AM–09:029:02 AM
Abhijit 11:2111:21 AM–12:0412:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:1911:19 PM–24:0712:07+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:029:02 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0412:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0712:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:113:11 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā21:339:33 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān16:374:37 PMParigha
KaraṇaBālava15:113:11 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:22 06:226:22 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 996
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:329:32 AM
Moonset
21:479:47 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM06:226:22 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:226:22 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:226:22 AM08:308:30 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:427:42 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:308:30 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:4311:43 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2111:21 AM12:0412:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0412:04 PM12:4712:47 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:092:09 PM15:383:38 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:132:13 PM14:552:55 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1911:19 PM24:0712:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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