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Wednesday 19 December 2001 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 21:309:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4111:41 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3310:33 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 55° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 55° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:414:41 PM–18:286:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:316:31 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:316:31 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1412:14 PM–13:011:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:456:45 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Amṛta08:138:13 AM–09:419:41 AMgood
Kāla09:419:41 AM–11:1011:10 AMavoid
Śubha11:1011:10 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Roga12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Cara15:353:35 PM–17:035:03 PMneutral
Lābha17:035:03 PM–18:316:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:316:31 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid
Śubha20:038:03 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Amṛta21:359:35 PM–23:0611:06 PMgood
Cara23:0611:06 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3812:38+1 AM–26:102:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:102:10+1 AM–27:423:42+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:423:42+1 AM–29:135:13+1 AMgood
Udvega29:135:13+1 AM–30:456:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:456:45+1 AM

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:316:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 23:4111:41 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 28:154:15+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 19:467:46 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:3310:33 AM
Bālavauntil 23:4111:41 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3812:38 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:316:31 PM–20:098:09 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:098:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī23:4111:41 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā28:15 04:154:15 AM ThuŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa19:467:46 PMVajra
KaraṇaBava10:3310:33 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 797
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:4010:40 AM
Moonset
22:4410:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:138:13 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1412:14 PM13:011:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:316:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:414:41 PM18:286:28 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:316:31 PM20:098:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:316:31 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:316:31 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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