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Tuesday 19 December 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 02:442:44 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:285:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:501:50 PM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonIndore12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 232° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 81% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 232° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:086:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:126:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:057:05 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:107:10 PM–20:598:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:198:19 AM–10:0810:08 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:109:10 AM–09:539:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:439:43 AM–11:0311:03 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–13:441:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:053:05 PM–16:254:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0411:04 PM–23:5711:57 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

Roga07:017:01 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Udvega08:228:22 AM–09:439:43 AMavoid
Cara09:439:43 AM–11:0311:03 AMneutral
Lābha11:0311:03 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–13:441:44 PMgood
Kāla13:441:44 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Śubha15:053:05 PM–16:254:25 PMgood
Roga16:254:25 PM–17:465:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:465:46 PM–19:257:25 PMavoid
Lābha19:257:25 PM–21:059:05 PMgood
Udvega21:059:05 PM–22:4410:44 PMavoid
Śubha22:4410:44 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2412:24+1 AM–26:032:03+1 AMgood
Cara26:032:03+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMneutral
Roga27:433:43+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:225:22+1 AM–31:027:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 31:027:02+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 29:285:28+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 20:598:59 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 13:501:50 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:064:06 PM
Taitilauntil 29:285:28+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0212:02 PM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:053:05 PM–16:254:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:327:32 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+1 AM

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. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:254:25 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:327:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī29:28 05:285:28 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā20:598:59 PMMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti13:501:50 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava16:064:06 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:02 07:027:02 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 396
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:0010:00 PM
Moonset
10:1610:16 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:086:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:198:19 AM10:0810:08 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:109:10 AM09:539:53 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:439:43 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0212:02 PM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM13:441:44 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:281:28 PM15:373:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:254:25 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:373:37 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:327:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:126:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM19:057:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:107:10 PM20:598:59 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0411:04 PM23:5711:57 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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