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Thursday 18 December 2031 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 22:5010:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:587:58 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:219:21 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 55° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 55° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:161:16 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:465:46 PM–19:137:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:136:13 AM–07:337:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:588:58 AM–10:2610:26 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:459:45 AM–10:2710:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4912:49 PM–14:092:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:402:40 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

Śubha06:136:13 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Roga07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Cara10:1110:11 AM–11:3011:30 AMneutral
Lābha11:3011:30 AM–12:4912:49 PMgood
Amṛta12:4912:49 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PMavoid
Śubha15:283:28 PM–16:474:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:286:28 PMgood
Cara18:286:28 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Kāla21:509:50 PM–23:3111:31 PMavoid
Lābha23:3111:31 PM–25:111:11 AM+1good
Udvega25:111:11 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:522:52 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1good
Amṛta28:334:33 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14 AM+1

06:136:13 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 19:587:58 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 27:173:17 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 23:1811:18 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:219:21 AM
Bālavauntil 19:587:58 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4912:49 PM–14:092:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī19:587:58 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā27:17 03:173:17 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa23:1811:18 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava09:219:21 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:14 06:146:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2088
Śaka
1953
Kali
5132
Ahargaṇa
1 874 753
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:329:32 AM
Moonset
21:209:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:136:13 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:588:58 AM10:2610:26 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:459:45 AM10:2710:27 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4912:49 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:161:16 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:402:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:465:46 PM19:137:13 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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