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Sunday 30 April 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 02:402:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4911:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:055:05 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:337:33 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 32 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 53° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:413:41 AM–04:234:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:024:02 AM–05:055:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:376:37 PM–18:586:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:376:37 PM–19:397:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:258:25 PM–21:549:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5111:51 AM–13:321:32 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:143:14 PM–16:554:55 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:163:16 PM–16:454:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta16:494:49 PM–17:435:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:554:55 PM–18:376:37 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

Udvega05:055:05 AM–06:466:46 AMavoid
Cara06:466:46 AM–08:288:28 AMneutral
Lābha08:288:28 AM–10:0910:09 AMgood
Amṛta10:0910:09 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Kāla11:5111:51 AM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Śubha13:321:32 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Roga15:143:14 PM–16:554:55 PMavoid
Udvega16:554:55 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:376:37 PM–19:557:55 PMgood
Amṛta19:557:55 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Cara21:149:14 PM–22:3210:32 PMneutral
Roga22:3210:32 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Kāla23:5011:50 PM–25:091:09+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:091:09+1 AM–26:272:27+1 AMgood
Udvega26:272:27+1 AM–27:453:45+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:453:45+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:055:05 AM to 29:045:04+1 AM

05:055:05 AM sunrise18:376:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 23:4911:49 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 07:337:33 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 24:1512:15+1 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:111:11 PM
Bālavauntil 23:4911:49 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:554:55 PM–18:376:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:376:37 PM–20:008:00 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. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:376:37 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 32 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:008:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī23:4911:49 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā07:337:33 AMĀrdrā
YogaSukarmā24:15 00:1512:15 AM MonDhṛti
KaraṇaBava13:111:11 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra29:04 05:045:04 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 408
Day length
13 h 32 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:338:33 AM
Moonset
22:5310:53 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:413:41 AM05:055:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:413:41 AM04:234:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:024:02 AM05:055:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:055:05 AM07:477:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:477:47 AM10:3010:30 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:321:32 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:143:14 PM16:554:55 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:163:16 PM16:454:45 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:376:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:494:49 PM17:435:43 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:554:55 PM18:376:37 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:376:37 PM20:008:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:376:37 PM18:586:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:376:37 PM19:397:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:258:25 PM21:549:54 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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