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Sunday 4 December 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 16:554:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:565:56 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

17:565:56 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

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 57° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 23% 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 muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:485:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:245:24 AM–06:376:37 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:163:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:013:01 PM–16:434:43 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

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3112:31 PM–14:002:00 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:283:28 PM–16:564:56 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:514:51 PM–17:385:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:564:56 PM–18:256:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:116:11 AM+1–31:507:50 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega06:376:37 AM–08:068:06 AMavoid
Cara08:068:06 AM–09:349:34 AMneutral
Lābha09:349:34 AM–11:0311:03 AMgood
Amṛta11:0311:03 AM–12:3112:31 PMgood
Kāla12:3112:31 PM–14:002:00 PMavoid
Śubha14:002:00 PM–15:283:28 PMgood
Roga15:283:28 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid
Udvega16:564:56 PM–18:256:25 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:256:25 PM–19:577:57 PMgood
Amṛta19:577:57 PM–21:289:28 PMgood
Cara21:289:28 PM–23:0011:00 PMneutral
Roga23:0011:00 PM–24:3112:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:3112:31 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:032:03 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Udvega27:353:35 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid
Śubha29:065:06 AM+1–30:386:38 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:376:37 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:386:38 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 17:565:56 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 26:022:02 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 21:159:15 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:565:56 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:166:16 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0812:08 PM–12:5512:55 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:564:56 PM–18:256:25 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:038:03 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07 AM+1–24:5512:55 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5512:55 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:256:25 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:038:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī17:565:56 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa26:02 02:022:02 AM MonDhaniṣṭhā
YogaDhruva21:159:15 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBālava17:565:56 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra30:38 06:386:38 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 261
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:3810:38 AM
Moonset
22:4610:46 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:376:37 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 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
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:5512:55 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM14:002:00 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:421:42 PM16:034:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:163:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:013:01 PM16:434:43 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:283:28 PM16:564:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:034:03 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:514:51 PM17:385:38 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:564:56 PM18:256:25 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:038:03 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 AM+124:5512:55 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:116:11 AM+131:507:50 AM+1sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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