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Wednesday 3 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 12:2112:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:452:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

06:036:03 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:452:45 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 80° above N. Day length 14 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 59° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:036:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla14:542:54 PM–16:414:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:283:28 PM–16:244:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:108:10 PM–20:298:29 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:108:10 PM–21:099:09 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:497:49 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2111:21 AM–13:071:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:351:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:071:07 PM–14:522:52 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

Lābha06:036:03 AM–07:497:49 AMgood
Amṛta07:497:49 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–11:2111:21 AMavoid
Śubha11:2111:21 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Roga13:071:07 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Udvega14:522:52 PM–16:384:38 PMavoid
Cara16:384:38 PM–18:246:24 PMneutral
Lābha18:246:24 PM–20:108:10 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:108:10 PM–21:249:24 PMavoid
Śubha21:249:24 PM–22:3810:38 PMgood
Amṛta22:3810:38 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Cara23:5211:52 PM–25:071:07+1 AMneutral
Roga25:071:07+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:212:21+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:353:35+1 AM–28:494:49+1 AMgood
Udvega28:494:49+1 AM–30:036:03+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:036:03 AM to 30:036:03+1 AM

06:036:03 AM sunrise20:108:10 PM sunsetsunrise 30:036:03+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 14:452:45 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 26:282:28+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 24:0812:08+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 14:452:45 PM
Kaulavauntil 27:483:48+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:071:07 PM–14:522:52 PM
Pradoṣa 20:108:10 PM–21:299:29 PM
Niśītha 24:4312:43+1 AM–25:311:31+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:522:52 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 14 h 06 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:299:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:311:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī14:452:45 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa26:28 02:282:28 AM ThuDhaniṣṭhā
YogaDhruva24:08 00:0812:08 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaBālava14:452:45 PMKaulava
VāraBudhavāra30:03 06:036:03 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 338
Day length
14 h 06 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:3010:30 AM
Moonset
24:1712:17+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:036:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:036:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:036:03 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:497:49 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:4211:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM13:071:07 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:351:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4312:43 PM13:311:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:071:07 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:312:31 PM17:205:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:542:54 PM16:414:41 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:283:28 PM16:244:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:205:20 PM20:108:10 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:108:10 PM21:299:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:108:10 PM20:298:29 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:108:10 PM21:099:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4312:43+1 AM25:311:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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