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Thursday 30 April 1998 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 20:338:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:037:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

06:286:28 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:427:42 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 19 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 57° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 57° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:185:18 AM–06:286:28 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1312:13 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:303:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:293:29 PM–17:035:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:476:47 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:476:47 PM–19:577:57 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:286:28 AM–08:018:01 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:339:33 AM–11:0611:06 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0110:01 AM–11:3411:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:3510:35 AM–11:2411:24 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:303:30 PM–16:204:20 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

Śubha06:286:28 AM–08:018:01 AMgood
Roga08:018:01 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Udvega09:339:33 AM–11:0611:06 AMavoid
Cara11:0611:06 AM–12:3812:38 PMneutral
Lābha12:3812:38 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Amṛta14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PMgood
Kāla15:433:43 PM–17:155:15 PMavoid
Śubha17:155:15 PM–18:476:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:476:47 PM–20:158:15 PMgood
Cara20:158:15 PM–21:439:43 PMneutral
Roga21:439:43 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Kāla23:1011:10 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3812:38+1 AM–26:052:05+1 AMgood
Udvega26:052:05+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:333:33+1 AM–29:015:01+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:015:01+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:286:28 AM sunrise18:476:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 19:037:03 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:151:15+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 19:327:32 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 07:427:42 AM
Bālavauntil 19:037:03 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1312:13 PM–13:031:03 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:102:10 PM–15:433:43 PM
Pradoṣa 18:476:47 PM–20:218:21 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:433:43 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 19 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:218:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī19:037:03 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:15 01:151:15 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā19:327:32 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava07:427:42 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:28 06:286:28 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 468
Day length
12 h 19 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:2410:24 AM
Moonset
23:0511:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:286:28 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:185:18 AM06:286:28 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:286:28 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:286:28 AM08:018:01 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:339:33 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0110:01 AM11:3411:34 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3510:35 AM11:2411:24 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1312:13 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:521:52 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:433:43 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:303:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:293:29 PM17:035:03 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:303:30 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:476:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:476:47 PM20:218:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:476:47 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:476:47 PM19:577:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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