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Sunday 18 December 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 09:219:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:278:27 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:585:58 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:278:27 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 242° ahead of it, in Maghā, 74% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 242° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:204:20 AM–05:095:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:585:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:471:47 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:415:41 PM–18:066:06 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:415:41 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:061:06 AM+1–26:442:44 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5011:50 AM–13:171:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:452:45 PM–16:134:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:213:21 PM–16:594:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta16:074:07 PM–16:544:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:134:13 PM–17:415:41 PMRāhu’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

Udvega05:585:58 AM–07:267:26 AMavoid
Cara07:267:26 AM–08:548:54 AMneutral
Lābha08:548:54 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Amṛta10:2210:22 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Kāla11:5011:50 AM–13:171:17 PMavoid
Śubha13:171:17 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Roga14:452:45 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Udvega16:134:13 PM–17:415:41 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:415:41 PM–19:137:13 PMgood
Amṛta19:137:13 PM–20:458:45 PMgood
Cara20:458:45 PM–22:1810:18 PMneutral
Roga22:1810:18 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:221:22 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:221:22 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1good
Udvega26:542:54 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:264:26 AM+1–29:585:58 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58 AM+1

05:585:58 AM sunrise17:415:41 PM sunsetsunrise 29:585:58 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 08:278:27 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 27:333:33 AM+1
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 21:089:08 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 08:278:27 AM
Garauntil 20:198:19 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:134:13 PM–17:415:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:415:41 PM–19:197:19 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:415:41 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī08:278:27 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMaghā27:33 03:333:33 AM MonPūrva Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha21:089:08 PMPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila08:278:27 AMGara
VāraRavivāra29:58 05:585:58 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 275
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:2310:23 PM
Moonset
10:0510:05 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:204:20 AM05:585:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:204:20 AM05:095:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:585:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:585:58 AM08:188:18 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:188:18 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:171:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:001:00 PM15:213:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:471:47 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:452:45 PM16:134:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:213:21 PM17:415:41 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:213:21 PM16:594:59 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:074:07 PM16:544:54 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:134:13 PM17:415:41 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:415:41 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:415:41 PM18:066:06 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:415:41 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:061:06 AM+126:442:44 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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