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Wednesday 17 April 2002 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 04:324:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:035:03+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

05:105:10 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:598:59 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

11:3311:33 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3311:33 AM
At noon, 11:3311:33 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 muhūrta03:403:40 AM–04:254:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:034:03 AM–05:105:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla05:355:35 AM–07:177:17 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:206:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5112:51+1 AM–26:312:31+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:466:46 AM–08:228:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0811:08 AM–11:5911:59 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3411:34 AM–13:101:10 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:502:50 PM–16:304:30 PMa 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

Lābha05:105:10 AM–06:466:46 AMgood
Amṛta06:466:46 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Kāla08:228:22 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Śubha09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AMgood
Roga11:3411:34 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Udvega13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Cara14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PMneutral
Lābha16:214:21 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:575:57 PM–19:217:21 PMavoid
Śubha19:217:21 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Amṛta20:458:45 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Cara22:0910:09 PM–23:3311:33 PMneutral
Roga23:3311:33 PM–24:5712:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:5712:57+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:212:21+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMgood
Udvega27:453:45+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:105:10 AM to 29:095:09+1 AM

05:105:10 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:095:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 29:035:03+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:598:59 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 26:472:47+1 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:514:51 PM
Bālavauntil 29:035:03+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3411:34 AM–13:101:10 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:101:10 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 47 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī29:03 05:035:03 AM ThuṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:598:59 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaŚobhana26:47 02:472:47 AM ThuAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava16:514:51 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:09 05:095:09 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 916
Day length
12 h 47 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:138:13 AM
Moonset
22:1210:12 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:403:40 AM05:105:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:403:40 AM04:254:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:034:03 AM05:105:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:105:10 AM07:447:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra05:355:35 AM07:177:17 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:466:46 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:447:44 AM10:1710:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:589:58 AM11:3411:34 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3411:34 AM13:101:10 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:502:50 PM16:304:30 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:206:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5112:51+1 AM26:312:31+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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