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Tuesday 19 December 1978 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 22:1410:14 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:5812:58 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:455:45 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:209:20 AM

Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.

Noon

12:0412:04 PM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0412:04 PM
At noon, 12:0412:04 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 234° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 79% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 234° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:144:14 AM–05:005:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:374:37 AM–05:455:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:402:40 PM–16:294:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:236:23 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:236:23 PM–19:317:31 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:178:17 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:558:55 AM–10:2910:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0412:04 PM–13:391:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:143:14 PM–16:484:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:5610:56 PM–23:4211:42 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

Roga05:455:45 AM–07:207:20 AMavoid
Udvega07:207:20 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Cara08:558:55 AM–10:2910:29 AMneutral
Lābha10:2910:29 AM–12:0412:04 PMgood
Amṛta12:0412:04 PM–13:391:39 PMgood
Kāla13:391:39 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Śubha15:143:14 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Roga16:484:48 PM–18:236:23 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:236:23 PM–19:487:48 PMavoid
Lābha19:487:48 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Udvega21:149:14 PM–22:3910:39 PMavoid
Śubha22:3910:39 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0412:04 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1good
Cara25:301:30 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1neutral
Roga26:552:55 AM+1–28:204:20 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:204:20 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:455:45 AM to 29:465:46 AM+1

05:455:45 AM sunrise18:236:23 PM sunsetsunrise 29:465:46 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 24:5812:58 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 16:294:29 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 09:209:20 AM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:3611:36 AM
Taitilauntil 24:5812:58 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:143:14 PM–16:484:48 PM
Pradoṣa 18:236:23 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:4011:40 PM–24:2812:28 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:484:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2812:28 AM+1. 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 Pañcamī24:58 00:5812:58 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā16:294:29 PMMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti09:209:20 AMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava11:3611:36 AMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:46 05:465:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2035
Śaka
1900
Kali
5079
Ahargaṇa
1 855 396
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:1510:15 PM
Moonset
09:349:34 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:455:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:374:37 AM05:455:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:455:45 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:178:17 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:558:55 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4011:40 AM12:2812:28 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0412:04 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:402:40 PM16:294:29 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:143:14 PM16:484:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:236:23 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:236:23 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:236:23 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:236:23 PM19:317:31 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:5610:56 PM23:4211:42 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4011:40 PM24:2812:28 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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