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December 1928 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 17 December 1928 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 19:267:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:408:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:347:34 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:078:07 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 56° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 56° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:445:44 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:116:11 AM–07:347:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:011:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:033:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:205:20 PM–19:027:02 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:465:46 PM–18:146:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:465:46 PM–19:097:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:518:51 AM–10:0710:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2411:24 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:011:01 PM–13:411:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:571:57 PM–15:133:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:033:03 PM–15:443:44 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

Amṛta07:347:34 AM–08:518:51 AMgood
Kāla08:518:51 AM–10:0710:07 AMavoid
Śubha10:0710:07 AM–11:2411:24 AMgood
Roga11:2411:24 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–13:571:57 PMavoid
Cara13:571:57 PM–15:133:13 PMneutral
Lābha15:133:13 PM–16:304:30 PMgood
Amṛta16:304:30 PM–17:465:46 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:465:46 PM–19:307:30 PMneutral
Roga19:307:30 PM–21:139:13 PMavoid
Kāla21:139:13 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Lābha22:5710:57 PM–24:4012:40 AM+1good
Udvega24:4012:40 AM+1–26:242:24 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:242:24 AM+1–28:084:08 AM+1good
Amṛta28:084:08 AM+1–29:515:51 AM+1good
Cara29:515:51 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:347:34 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:347:34 AM sunrise17:465:46 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 20:408:40 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 28:254:25 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 23:1511:15 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:078:07 AM
Bālavauntil 20:408:40 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:518:51 AM–10:0710:07 AM
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:011:01 PM
Pradoṣa 17:465:46 PM–19:377:37 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16 AM+1–25:041:04 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0710:07 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:011:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:377:37 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī20:408:40 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā28:25 04:254:25 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa23:1511:15 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava08:078:07 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1985
Śaka
1850
Kali
5029
Ahargaṇa
1 837 132
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:3111:31 AM
Moonset
22:1710:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:445:44 AM07:347:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:445:44 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:116:11 AM07:347:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:347:34 AM09:379:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:518:51 AM10:0710:07 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:379:37 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2411:24 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:011:01 PM13:411:41 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:411:41 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:133:13 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:033:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:033:03 PM15:443:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM17:465:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:205:20 PM19:027:02 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:465:46 PM19:377:37 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:465:46 PM18:146:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:465:46 PM19:097:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16 AM+125:041:04 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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