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Friday 26 March 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 14:082:08 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:294:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

07:297:29 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2812:28 PM

Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.

Noon

13:261:26 PM

The Sun 50° above N. Day length 11 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:261:26 PM
At noon, 13:261:26 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 24% 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 muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:406:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:166:16 AM–07:297:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:489:48 AM–11:3511:35 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:021:02 PM–13:491:49 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:243:24 PM–16:124:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:227:22 PM–19:477:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:227:22 PM–20:358:35 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:588:58 AM–10:2710:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:519:51 AM–10:3910:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:491:49 PM–14:372:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa16:244:24 PM–17:535:53 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:306:30+1 AM–32:188:18+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

Cara07:297:29 AM–08:588:58 AMneutral
Lābha08:588:58 AM–10:2710:27 AMgood
Amṛta10:2710:27 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Kāla11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Śubha13:261:26 PM–14:552:55 PMgood
Roga14:552:55 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Udvega16:244:24 PM–17:535:53 PMavoid
Cara17:535:53 PM–19:227:22 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga19:227:22 PM–20:538:53 PMavoid
Kāla20:538:53 PM–22:2410:24 PMavoid
Lābha22:2410:24 PM–23:5511:55 PMgood
Udvega23:5511:55 PM–25:261:26+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:261:26+1 AM–26:572:57+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:572:57+1 AM–28:284:28+1 AMgood
Cara28:284:28+1 AM–29:595:59+1 AMneutral
Roga29:595:59+1 AM–31:307:30+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:297:29 AM to 31:307:30+1 AM

07:297:29 AM sunrise19:227:22 PM sunsetsunrise 31:307:30+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 16:294:29 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Kṛttikāuntil 12:2812:28 PM
Rohiṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 21:329:32 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:294:29 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:465:46+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:5611:56 AM–13:261:26 PM
Abhijit 13:021:02 PM–13:491:49 PM
Pradoṣa 19:227:22 PM–20:598:59 PM
Niśītha 25:021:02+1 AM–25:501:50+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:261:26 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. RohiṇīNakṣatra: Kṛttikā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:491:49 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 54 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:598:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:501:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī16:294:29 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraKṛttikā12:2812:28 PMRohiṇī
YogaPrīti21:329:32 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBālava16:294:29 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra31:30 07:307:30 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 625
Day length
11 h 54 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
12:3012:30 PM
Moonset
22:0610:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:297:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:406:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:166:16 AM07:297:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:297:29 AM09:519:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:588:58 AM10:2710:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:489:48 AM11:3511:35 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:519:51 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:519:51 AM10:3910:39 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:5611:56 AM13:261:26 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:021:02 PM13:501:50 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:491:49 PM14:372:37 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:372:37 PM17:005:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:243:24 PM16:124:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day16:244:24 PM17:535:53 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:005:00 PM19:227:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:227:22 PM20:598:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:227:22 PM19:477:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:227:22 PM20:358:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:021:02+1 AM25:501:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:306:30+1 AM32:188:18+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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