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Thursday 4 December 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 20:428:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:217:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

06:376:37 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:038:03 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 56° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 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 muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0712:07 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:504:50 PM–18:236:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:376:37 AM–08:068:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya07:337:33 AM–09:069:06 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:349:34 AM–11:0211:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3310:33 AM–11:2011:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:591:59 PM–15:283:28 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:163:16 PM–16:034:03 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

Śubha06:376:37 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Roga08:068:06 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Udvega09:349:34 AM–11:0211:02 AMavoid
Cara11:0211:02 AM–12:3112:31 PMneutral
Lābha12:3112:31 PM–13:591:59 PMgood
Amṛta13:591:59 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Kāla15:283:28 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid
Śubha16:564:56 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:256:25 PM–19:567:56 PMgood
Cara19:567:56 PM–21:289:28 PMneutral
Roga21:289:28 PM–23:0011:00 PMavoid
Kāla23:0011:00 PM–24:3112:31+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3112:31+1 AM–26:032:03+1 AMgood
Udvega26:032:03+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:343:34+1 AM–29:065:06+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:065:06+1 AM–30:386:38+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38+1 AM

06:376:37 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 19:217:21 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 26:552:55+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 22:3910:39 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:038:03 AM
Bālavauntil 19:217:21 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:366:36+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0712:07 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:591:59 PM–15:283:28 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07+1 AM–24:5512:55+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:283:28 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī19:217:21 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa26:55 02:552:55 AM FriDhaniṣṭhā
YogaDhruva22:3910:39 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava08:038:03 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:38 06:386:38 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 321
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:3310:33 AM
Moonset
22:4310:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:376:37 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:376:37 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:376:37 AM08:068:06 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:337:33 AM09:069:06 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:349:34 AM11:0211:02 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3310:33 AM11:2011:20 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:591:59 PM15:283:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:163:16 PM16:034:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:504:50 PM18:236:23 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07+1 AM24:5512:55+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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