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Thursday 14 January 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 02:352:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3112:31+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:245:24 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:497:49 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 79° above N. Day length 14 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta04:054:05 AM–04:444:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:254:25 AM–05:245:24 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:267:26 PM–19:467:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:267:26 PM–20:268:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5310:53 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:245:24 AM–07:107:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:558:55 AM–10:4010:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0510:05 AM–11:0111:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:501:50 PM–15:213:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:102:10 PM–15:563:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:384:38 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

Śubha05:245:24 AM–07:107:10 AMgood
Roga07:107:10 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Udvega08:558:55 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Cara10:4010:40 AM–12:2512:25 PMneutral
Lābha12:2512:25 PM–14:102:10 PMgood
Amṛta14:102:10 PM–15:563:56 PMgood
Kāla15:563:56 PM–17:415:41 PMavoid
Śubha17:415:41 PM–19:267:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:267:26 PM–20:418:41 PMgood
Cara20:418:41 PM–21:569:56 PMneutral
Roga21:569:56 PM–23:1111:11 PMavoid
Kāla23:1111:11 PM–24:2612:26+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:2612:26+1 AM–25:411:41+1 AMgood
Udvega25:411:41+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:552:55+1 AM–28:104:10+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:104:10+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:245:24 AM to 29:255:25+1 AM

05:245:24 AM sunrise19:267:26 PM sunsetsunrise 29:255:25+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 24:3112:31+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 07:497:49 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 24:5912:59+1 AM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:341:34 PM
Bālavauntil 24:3112:31+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:102:10 PM–15:563:56 PM
Pradoṣa 19:267:26 PM–20:468:46 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02+1 AM–24:5012:50+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:563:56 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 02 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:468:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī24:31 00:3112:31 AM FriṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā07:497:49 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān24:59 00:5912:59 AM FriParigha
KaraṇaBava13:341:34 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:25 05:255:25 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 936
Day length
14 h 02 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
09:389:38 AM
Moonset
22:2010:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:054:05 AM05:245:24 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:054:05 AM04:444:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:254:25 AM05:245:24 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:245:24 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:245:24 AM07:107:10 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:558:55 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0510:05 AM11:0111:01 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:501:50 PM15:213:21 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:563:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:384:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM19:267:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:267:26 PM20:468:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:267:26 PM19:467:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:267:26 PM20:268:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5310:53 PM24:2312:23+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02+1 AM24:5012:50+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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