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Tuesday 31 March 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Caitra Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 17:555:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:503:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Lakṣmī Pañcamī

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

At sunrise

06:276:27 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:503:50 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 54° above N. Day length 11 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Rohiṇī, 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 muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:395:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:276:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:4412:44 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:182:18 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:146:14 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:146:14 PM–19:277:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5911:59 PM–25:301:30+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:498:49 AM–09:369:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:249:24 AM–10:5210:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2112:21 PM–13:491:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:173:17 PM–16:454:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:287:28 PM–20:588:58 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:0711:07 PM–23:5611:56 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

Roga06:276:27 AM–07:567:56 AMavoid
Udvega07:567:56 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Cara09:249:24 AM–10:5210:52 AMneutral
Lābha10:5210:52 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Amṛta12:2112:21 PM–13:491:49 PMgood
Kāla13:491:49 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–16:454:45 PMgood
Roga16:454:45 PM–18:146:14 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:146:14 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Lābha19:457:45 PM–21:179:17 PMgood
Udvega21:179:17 PM–22:4910:49 PMavoid
Śubha22:4910:49 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2112:21+1 AM–25:531:53+1 AMgood
Cara25:531:53+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMneutral
Roga27:243:24+1 AM–28:564:56+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:564:56+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:276:27 AM sunrise18:146:14 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:503:50 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 27:003:00+1 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 26:092:09+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:503:50 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:462:46+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:4412:44 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:173:17 PM–16:454:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:146:14 PM–19:527:52 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:4412:44 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:454:45 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:527:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:503:50 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraRohiṇī27:00 03:003:00 AM WedMṛgaśirā
YogaĀyuṣmān26:09 02:092:09 AM WedSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBālava15:503:50 PMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 456
Day length
11 h 46 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:1711:17 AM
Moonset
21:139:13 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:276:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:395:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:276:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:276:27 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:498:49 AM09:369:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:249:24 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:4412:44 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:491:49 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM15:523:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:182:18 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:173:17 PM16:454:45 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:523:52 PM18:146:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:146:14 PM19:527:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:146:14 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:146:14 PM19:277:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:287:28 PM20:588:58 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0711:07 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5911:59 PM25:301:30+1 AMsixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra
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