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Monday 16 April 2040 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 14:152:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:254:25 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:254:25 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī 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 muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:002:00 PM–15:483:48 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:117:11 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:587:58 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:058:05 AM–09:379:37 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0811:08 AM–12:4012:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:051:05 PM–13:541:54 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:214:21 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

Amṛta06:336:33 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Kāla08:058:05 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Śubha09:379:37 AM–11:0811:08 AMgood
Roga11:0811:08 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Udvega12:4012:40 PM–14:122:12 PMavoid
Cara14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMneutral
Lābha15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Amṛta17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMneutral
Roga20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Lābha23:1211:12 PM–24:4012:40+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4012:40+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:082:08+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:363:36+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood
Cara29:045:04+1 AM–30:326:32+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:326:32+1 AM

06:336:33 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 16:254:25 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 23:5011:50 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 17:415:41 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:254:25 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:385:38+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:058:05 AM–09:379:37 AM
Abhijit 12:1612:16 PM–13:051:05 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 24:1612:16+1 AM–25:041:04+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:379:37 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:051:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 15 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:041:04+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī16:254:25 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā23:5011:50 PMĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana17:415:41 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava16:254:25 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:32 06:326:32 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2097
Śaka
1962
Kali
5141
Ahargaṇa
1 877 795
Day length
12 h 15 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:2610:26 AM
Moonset
23:1011:10 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:2711:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0811:08 AM12:4012:40 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1612:16 PM13:051:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:541:54 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:002:00 PM15:483:48 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:214:21 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 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 PM19:117:11 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:587:58 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1612:16+1 AM25:041:04+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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