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Tuesday 22 December 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 08:328:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1611:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:555:55 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1611:16 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

13:191:19 PM

The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:191:19 PM
At noon, 13:191:19 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 26% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 61° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:005:00 AM–05:555:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:481:48 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:463:46 PM–16:464:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:428:42 PM–21:009:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:428:42 PM–21:379:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:538:53 AM–09:529:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:379:37 AM–11:2811:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:191:19 PM–15:093:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla17:005:00 PM–18:516:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:088:08 PM–21:559:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta24:2312:23+1 AM–25:001:00+1 AMan 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

Roga05:555:55 AM–07:467:46 AMavoid
Udvega07:467:46 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Cara09:379:37 AM–11:2811:28 AMneutral
Lābha11:2811:28 AM–13:191:19 PMgood
Amṛta13:191:19 PM–15:093:09 PMgood
Kāla15:093:09 PM–17:005:00 PMavoid
Śubha17:005:00 PM–18:516:51 PMgood
Roga18:516:51 PM–20:428:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:428:42 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Lābha21:519:51 PM–23:0011:00 PMgood
Udvega23:0011:00 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:1012:10+1 AM–25:191:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:191:19+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMgood
Cara26:282:28+1 AM–27:373:37+1 AMneutral
Roga27:373:37+1 AM–28:474:47+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:474:47+1 AM–29:565:56+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56+1 AM

05:555:55 AM sunrise20:428:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:565:56+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 11:1611:16 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 12:0312:03 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 25:091:09+1 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 11:1611:16 AM
Kaulavauntil 24:3312:33+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:481:48 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:005:00 PM–18:516:51 PM
Pradoṣa 20:428:42 PM–21:569:56 PM
Niśītha 24:5512:55+1 AM–25:431:43+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:481:48 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:516:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:569:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:431:43+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī11:1611:16 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā12:0312:03 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra25:09 01:091:09 AM WedSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava11:1611:16 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:56 05:565:56 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 722
Day length
14 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:5710:57 AM
Moonset
23:5811:58 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM05:555:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:005:00 AM05:555:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:555:55 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:5011:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:538:53 AM09:529:52 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:379:37 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:481:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:5512:55 PM13:431:43 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:191:19 PM15:093:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:472:47 PM17:455:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:463:46 PM16:464:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:005:00 PM18:516:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:455:45 PM20:428:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:088:08 PM21:559:55 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:428:42 PM21:569:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:428:42 PM21:009:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:428:42 PM21:379:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:2312:23+1 AM25:001:00+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:5512:55+1 AM25:431:43+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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