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Sunday 17 December 2023 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 15:313:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:041:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:041:04 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 25% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 59° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:594:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:364:36 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:4512:45 PM–14:142:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0312:03 PM–13:381:38 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:123:12 PM–16:474:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:414:41 PM–17:315:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:474:47 PM–18:226:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:095:09+1 AM–30:386:38+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

Udvega05:445:44 AM–07:197:19 AMavoid
Cara07:197:19 AM–08:548:54 AMneutral
Lābha08:548:54 AM–10:2810:28 AMgood
Amṛta10:2810:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:381:38 PMavoid
Śubha13:381:38 PM–15:123:12 PMgood
Roga15:123:12 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid
Udvega16:474:47 PM–18:226:22 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:226:22 PM–19:477:47 PMgood
Amṛta19:477:47 PM–21:139:13 PMgood
Cara21:139:13 PM–22:3810:38 PMneutral
Roga22:3810:38 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:0312:03+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:291:29+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMgood
Udvega26:542:54+1 AM–28:194:19+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:194:19+1 AM–29:445:44+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:445:44+1 AM

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 13:041:04 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 22:2410:24 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 20:058:05 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 13:041:04 PM
Kaulavauntil 23:5311:53 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:474:47 PM–18:226:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+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. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:226:22 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī13:041:04 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā22:2410:24 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa20:058:05 PMVajra
KaraṇaBālava13:041:04 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra29:44 05:445:44 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 830
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:0410:04 AM
Moonset
22:4810:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:594:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:364:36 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:381:38 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:4512:45 PM14:142:14 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:191:19 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:123:12 PM16:474:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:414:41 PM17:315:31 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:474:47 PM18:226:22 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:095:09+1 AM30:386:38+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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