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Wednesday 17 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 11:5711:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:469:46 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:066:06 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:167:16 AM

Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.

Noon

13:131:13 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 14 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:131:13 PM
At noon, 13:131:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 242° ahead of it, in Maghā, 74% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 242° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:484:48 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:066:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:353:35 PM–16:324:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:208:20 PM–20:398:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:208:20 PM–21:189:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:044:04+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:537:53 AM–09:399:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2611:26 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4412:44 PM–13:411:41 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:131:13 PM–14:592:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:496:49 PM–20:218:21 PMa 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

Lābha06:066:06 AM–07:537:53 AMgood
Amṛta07:537:53 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Kāla09:399:39 AM–11:2611:26 AMavoid
Śubha11:2611:26 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Roga13:131:13 PM–14:592:59 PMavoid
Udvega14:592:59 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Cara16:464:46 PM–18:336:33 PMneutral
Lābha18:336:33 PM–20:208:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:208:20 PM–21:339:33 PMavoid
Śubha21:339:33 PM–22:4610:46 PMgood
Amṛta22:4610:46 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Cara24:0012:00+1 AM–25:131:13+1 AMneutral
Roga25:131:13+1 AM–26:262:26+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:262:26+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:403:40+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Udvega28:534:53+1 AM–30:066:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:066:06 AM to 30:066:06+1 AM

06:066:06 AM sunrise20:208:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:066:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 09:469:46 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 07:167:16 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 26:332:33+1 AM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 09:469:46 AM
Garauntil 20:568:56 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:131:13 PM–14:592:59 PM
Pradoṣa 20:208:20 PM–21:389:38 PM
Niśītha 24:4912:49+1 AM–25:371:37+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. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:592:59 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 14 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:389:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:371:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī09:469:46 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā07:167:16 AMMaghā
YogaViṣkambha26:33 02:332:33 AM ThuPrīti
KaraṇaTaitila09:469:46 AMGara
VāraBudhavāra30:06 06:066:06 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 352
Day length
14 h 14 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
24:1312:13+1 AM
Moonset
10:5210:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:484:48 AM06:066:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:484:48 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:066:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:066:06 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:537:53 AM09:399:39 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2611:26 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4412:44 PM13:411:41 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4912:49 PM13:371:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:131:13 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:382:38 PM17:295:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:353:35 PM16:324:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:295:29 PM20:208:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:496:49 PM20:218:21 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:208:20 PM21:389:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:208:20 PM20:398:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:208:20 PM21:189:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4912:49+1 AM25:371:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:044:04+1 AM29:365:36+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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