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Thursday 26 April 2012 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 01:301:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:313:31 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:342:34 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 44° above N. Day length 10 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 53° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:015:01 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:3612:36 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:042:04 PM–14:482:48 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:435:43 PM–18:096:09 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:435:43 PM–19:017:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:276:27 AM+1–32:138:13 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:456:45 AM–08:078:07 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:309:30 AM–10:5210:52 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0811:08 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:361:36 PM–14:592:59 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:482:48 PM–15:323:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:1912:19 AM+1–26:042:04 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

Śubha06:456:45 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Roga08:078:07 AM–09:309:30 AMavoid
Udvega09:309:30 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Cara10:5210:52 AM–12:1412:14 PMneutral
Lābha12:1412:14 PM–13:361:36 PMgood
Amṛta13:361:36 PM–14:592:59 PMgood
Kāla14:592:59 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Śubha16:214:21 PM–17:435:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:435:43 PM–19:217:21 PMgood
Cara19:217:21 PM–20:598:59 PMneutral
Roga20:598:59 PM–22:3710:37 PMavoid
Kāla22:3710:37 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1412:14 AM+1–25:521:52 AM+1good
Udvega25:521:52 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:303:30 AM+1–29:085:08 AM+1good
Amṛta29:085:08 AM+1–30:466:46 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 AM+1

06:456:45 AM sunrise17:435:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 27:313:31 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 15:063:06 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 16:474:47 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:342:34 PM
Bālavauntil 27:313:31 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:3612:36 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:361:36 PM–14:592:59 PM
Pradoṣa 17:435:43 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3612:36 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:592:59 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 58 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī27:31 03:313:31 AM FriṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā15:063:06 PMĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa16:474:47 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBava14:342:34 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:46 06:466:46 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 578
Day length
10 h 58 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:5110:51 AM
Moonset
21:169:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:015:01 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:015:01 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:456:45 AM08:078:07 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:0811:08 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:5210:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0811:08 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:3612:36 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:201:20 PM15:323:32 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:361:36 PM14:592:59 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:042:04 PM14:482:48 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:482:48 PM15:323:32 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:323:32 PM17:435:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:435:43 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:435:43 PM18:096:09 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:435:43 PM19:017:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:1912:19 AM+126:042:04 AM+1sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:276:27 AM+132:138:13 AM+1sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
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