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Saturday 17 December 2061 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 11:0611:06 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:5312:53 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:5312:53 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

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 59° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 59° 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
  • Amṛta kāla12:0812:08 PM–13:521:52 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • 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

Avoid

  • Gulika06:136:13 AM–07:337:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:136:13 AM–06:566:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:566:56 AM–07:387:38 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:4912:49 PM–14:092:09 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:136:13 AM–07:337:33 AMavoid
Śubha07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Roga08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Udvega10:1110:11 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Cara11:3011:30 AM–12:4912:49 PMneutral
Lābha12:4912:49 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Amṛta14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Kāla15:283:28 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha16:474:47 PM–18:286:28 PMgood
Udvega18:286:28 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Śubha20:098:09 PM–21:509:50 PMgood
Amṛta21:509:50 PM–23:3011:30 PMgood
Cara23:3011:30 PM–25:111:11+1 AMneutral
Roga25:111:11+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:522:52+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:334:33+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:136:13 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 12:5312:53 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 23:2611:26 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 20:238:23 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 12:5312:53 PM
Kaulavauntil 25:371:37+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AM
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:1110:11 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī12:5312:53 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā23:2611:26 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa20:238:23 PMVajra
KaraṇaBālava12:5312:53 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:14 06:146:14 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2118
Śaka
1983
Kali
5162
Ahargaṇa
1 885 710
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:1510:15 AM
Moonset
21:319:31 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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:136:13 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:136:13 AM06:566:56 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:566:56 AM07:387:38 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:0812:08 PM13:521:52 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:4912:49 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:161:16 PM13:581:58 PM11th 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
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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