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Sunday 18 December 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 17:515:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:574:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:107:10 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 237° ahead of it, in Maghā, 77% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 237° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:305:30 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0610:06 AM–11:4011:40 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:281:28 PM–14:082:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:454:45 PM–17:135:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:454:45 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5011:50 AM–13:041:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:182:18 PM–15:313:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:263:26 PM–16:064:06 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:313:31 PM–16:454:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5111:51 PM–25:291:29+1 AMa 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

Udvega06:556:55 AM–08:098:09 AMavoid
Cara08:098:09 AM–09:229:22 AMneutral
Lābha09:229:22 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Amṛta10:3610:36 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Kāla11:5011:50 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Śubha13:041:04 PM–14:182:18 PMgood
Roga14:182:18 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Udvega15:313:31 PM–16:454:45 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:454:45 PM–18:316:31 PMgood
Amṛta18:316:31 PM–20:188:18 PMgood
Cara20:188:18 PM–22:0410:04 PMneutral
Roga22:0410:04 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:371:37+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:371:37+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMgood
Udvega27:233:23+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:095:09+1 AM–30:556:55+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:556:55+1 AM

06:556:55 AM sunrise16:454:45 PM sunsetsunrise 30:556:55+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 16:574:57 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 11:4011:40 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 07:107:10 AM
Viṣkambhauntil 29:385:38+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 16:574:57 PM
Garauntil 28:494:49+1 AM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:313:31 PM–16:454:45 PM
Pradoṣa 16:454:45 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:454:45 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  12. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī16:574:57 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā11:4011:40 AMMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti07:107:10 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaTaitila16:574:57 PMGara
VāraRavivāra30:55 06:556:55 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 275
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:409:40 PM
Moonset
10:1910:19 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:305:30 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0610:06 AM11:4011:40 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4912:49 PM14:472:47 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:281:28 PM14:082:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:472:47 PM16:454:45 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:263:26 PM16:064:06 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:313:31 PM16:454:45 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:454:45 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:454:45 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:454:45 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5111:51 PM25:291:29+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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