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Tuesday 22 December 2009 · Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 05:325:32 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:168:16 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:168:16 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:5211:52 AM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonNingbo11:5211:52 AM
At noon, 11:5211:52 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 62° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 26% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 62° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:515:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:235:23 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:341:34 PM–14:152:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:226:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:533:53+1 AM–29:415:41+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:488:48 AM–09:299:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:199:19 AM–10:3610:36 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5211:52 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:262:26 PM–15:423:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:085:08 PM–18:556:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM–23:2511:25 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

Roga06:466:46 AM–08:028:02 AMavoid
Udvega08:028:02 AM–09:199:19 AMavoid
Cara09:199:19 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–11:5211:52 AMgood
Amṛta11:5211:52 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:262:26 PMavoid
Śubha14:262:26 PM–15:423:42 PMgood
Roga15:423:42 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:594:59 PM–18:426:42 PMavoid
Lābha18:426:42 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Udvega20:268:26 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Amṛta23:5311:53 PM–25:361:36+1 AMgood
Cara25:361:36+1 AM–27:193:19+1 AMneutral
Roga27:193:19+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:035:03+1 AM–30:466:46+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:466:46+1 AM

06:466:46 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 08:168:16 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 09:039:03 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 22:0910:09 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 08:168:16 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:339:33 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:262:26 PM–15:423:42 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:2911:29 PM–24:1712:17+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 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:423:42 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 13 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1712:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī08:168:16 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā09:039:03 AMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajra22:0910:09 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava08:168:16 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 722
Day length
10 h 13 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:1910:19 AM
Moonset
22:0410:04 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:515:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:235:23 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM08:488:48 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:488:48 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:488:48 AM09:299:29 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:199:19 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2811:28 AM12:1612:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5211:52 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:341:34 PM14:152:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:262:26 PM15:423:42 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:226:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:085:08 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3010:30 PM23:2511:25 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2911:29 PM24:1712:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:533:53+1 AM29:415:41+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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