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Monday 11 April 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 18:246:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:573:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:356:35 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:417:41 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

The Sun 87° above N. Day length 12 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:356:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:333:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0510:05 PM–23:3511:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:078:07 AM–09:389:38 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1011:10 AM–12:4212:42 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5912:59 PM–14:302:30 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:061:06 PM–13:551:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:333:33 PM–16:224:22 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

Amṛta06:356:35 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Kāla08:078:07 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Śubha09:389:38 AM–11:1011:10 AMgood
Roga11:1011:10 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Udvega12:4212:42 PM–14:132:13 PMavoid
Cara14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMneutral
Lābha15:453:45 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Amṛta17:175:17 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:486:48 PM–20:178:17 PMneutral
Roga20:178:17 PM–21:459:45 PMavoid
Kāla21:459:45 PM–23:1311:13 PMavoid
Lābha23:1311:13 PM–24:4112:41 AM+1good
Udvega24:4112:41 AM+1–26:102:10 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:102:10 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1good
Amṛta27:383:38 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1good
Cara29:065:06 AM+1–30:356:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35 AM+1

06:356:35 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:356:35 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:573:57 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 07:417:41 AM
Mṛgaśirāuntil 30:246:24 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 11:0011:00 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:573:57 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:582:58 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:078:07 AM–09:389:38 AM
Abhijit 12:1712:17 PM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17 AM+1–25:051:05 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. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:389:38 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  7. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 13 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:573:57 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraRohiṇī07:417:41 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaSaubhāgya11:0011:00 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaBālava15:573:57 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:35 06:356:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 024
Day length
12 h 13 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:2910:29 AM
Moonset
23:0911:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:356:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:485:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:245:24 AM06:356:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:356:35 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1011:10 AM12:4212:42 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1712:17 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1812:18 PM13:061:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5912:59 PM14:302:30 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:551:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:551:55 PM16:224:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:333:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:333:33 PM16:224:22 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:224:22 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0510:05 PM23:3511:35 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17 AM+125:051:05 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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