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Tuesday 31 March 2009 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 12:5512:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5010:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

Pañcamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5010:50 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:3811:38 AM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3811:38 AM
At noon, 11:3811:38 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 60° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 60° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:543:54 AM–04:404:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:174:17 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1311:13 AM–12:0312:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:505:50 PM–18:136:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:505:50 PM–18:596:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:596:59 PM–20:308:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:557:55 AM–08:458:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:338:33 AM–10:0510:05 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:3811:38 AM–13:111:11 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:282:28 PM–15:583:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2810:28 PM–23:1511:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:173:17 AM+1–28:474:47 AM+1a 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

Roga05:275:27 AM–07:007:00 AMavoid
Udvega07:007:00 AM–08:338:33 AMavoid
Cara08:338:33 AM–10:0510:05 AMneutral
Lābha10:0510:05 AM–11:3811:38 AMgood
Amṛta11:3811:38 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Kāla13:111:11 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Roga16:174:17 PM–17:505:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:505:50 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid
Lābha19:177:17 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Śubha22:1110:11 PM–23:3811:38 PMgood
Amṛta23:3811:38 PM–25:051:05 AM+1good
Cara25:051:05 AM+1–26:322:32 AM+1neutral
Roga26:322:32 AM+1–27:593:59 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:593:59 AM+1–29:265:26 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26 AM+1

05:275:27 AM sunrise17:505:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:265:26 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:5010:50 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 22:0010:00 PM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 21:099:09 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:5010:50 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:469:46 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1311:13 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:174:17 PM
Pradoṣa 17:505:50 PM–19:237:23 PM
Niśītha 23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1

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. AbhijitUntil 12:0312:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:174:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:237:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:0212:02 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī10:5010:50 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraRohiṇī22:0010:00 PMMṛgaśirā
YogaĀyuṣmān21:099:09 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava10:5010:50 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:26 05:265:26 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 456
Day length
12 h 23 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
08:368:36 AM
Moonset
22:5510:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:543:54 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:543:54 AM04:404:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:174:17 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM07:557:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:557:55 AM10:2410:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:557:55 AM08:458:45 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:338:33 AM10:0510:05 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1311:13 AM12:0312:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1411:14 AM12:0212:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:3811:38 AM13:111:11 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:282:28 PM15:583:58 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:505:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:505:50 PM19:237:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:505:50 PM18:136:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:505:50 PM18:596:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:596:59 PM20:308:30 PMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2810:28 PM23:1511:15 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:173:17 AM+128:474:47 AM+1sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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