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Tuesday 8 December 1998 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 12:5712:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0912:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0912:09 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 240° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 240° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:525:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:2812:28 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:541:54 PM–14:372:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:295:29 PM–17:565:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:295:29 PM–18:496:49 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:121:12 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:548:54 AM–09:379:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:269:26 AM–10:4610:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0712:07 PM–13:281:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:482:48 PM–16:094:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:283:28 PM–17:065:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:4111:41 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

Roga06:456:45 AM–08:058:05 AMavoid
Udvega08:058:05 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Cara09:269:26 AM–10:4610:46 AMneutral
Lābha10:4610:46 AM–12:0712:07 PMgood
Amṛta12:0712:07 PM–13:281:28 PMgood
Kāla13:281:28 PM–14:482:48 PMavoid
Śubha14:482:48 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Roga16:094:09 PM–17:295:29 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:295:29 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid
Lābha19:097:09 PM–20:488:48 PMgood
Udvega20:488:48 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1good
Amṛta24:0712:07 AM+1–25:471:47 AM+1good
Cara25:471:47 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1neutral
Roga27:263:26 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:065:06 AM+1–30:456:45 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:456:45 AM sunrise17:295:29 PM sunsetsunrise 30:456:45 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 12:0912:09 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 26:502:50 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 16:374:37 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:0912:09 PM
Garauntil 24:0512:05 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:2812:28 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:482:48 PM–16:094:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:295:29 PM–19:157:15 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2812:28 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:094:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 45 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:157:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī12:0912:09 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā26:50 02:502:50 AM WedMaghā
YogaIndra16:374:37 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila12:0912:09 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:45 06:456:45 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 690
Day length
10 h 45 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
22:1910:19 PM
Moonset
10:4310:43 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:525:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:548:54 AM09:379:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:4610:46 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0712:07 PM13:281:28 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:541:54 PM14:372:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:482:48 PM16:094:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:295:29 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:283:28 PM17:065:06 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:295:29 PM19:157:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:295:29 PM17:565:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:295:29 PM18:496:49 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:4111:41 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:121:12 AM+126:502:50 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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