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Thursday 20 December 2001 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 08:308:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:4110:41 AM.

Observed here on this day

Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī

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

At sunrise

06:526:52 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4110:41 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:1312:13 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1312:13 PM
At noon, 12:1312:13 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 26% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 61° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:055:05 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:526:52 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3412:34 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:002:00 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:345:34 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:345:34 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:526:52 AM–08:128:12 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:329:32 AM–10:5310:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2610:26 AM–11:0911:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:331:33 PM–14:532:53 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:253:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya23:2011:20 PM–25:081:08 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

Śubha06:526:52 AM–08:128:12 AMgood
Roga08:128:12 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Udvega09:329:32 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Cara10:5310:53 AM–12:1312:13 PMneutral
Lābha12:1312:13 PM–13:331:33 PMgood
Amṛta13:331:33 PM–14:532:53 PMgood
Kāla14:532:53 PM–16:134:13 PMavoid
Śubha16:134:13 PM–17:345:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:345:34 PM–19:147:14 PMgood
Cara19:147:14 PM–20:538:53 PMneutral
Roga20:538:53 PM–22:3310:33 PMavoid
Kāla22:3310:33 PM–24:1312:13 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1312:13 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1good
Udvega25:531:53 AM+1–27:333:33 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:333:33 AM+1–29:135:13 AM+1good
Amṛta29:135:13 AM+1–30:526:52 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:526:52 AM to 30:526:52 AM+1

06:526:52 AM sunrise17:345:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:4110:41 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 15:153:15 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:4110:41 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:5411:54 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3412:34 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:331:33 PM–14:532:53 PM
Pradoṣa 17:345:34 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37 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. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3412:34 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:532:53 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī10:4110:41 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā15:153:15 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVajrapast sunriseSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava10:4110:41 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:52 06:526:52 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 798
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:0011:00 AM
Moonset
22:2210:22 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:526:52 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:526:52 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:526:52 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:526:52 AM08:128:12 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:329:32 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2610:26 AM11:0911:09 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4911:49 AM12:3712:37 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:171:17 PM15:253:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:331:33 PM14:532:53 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:002:00 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:253:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:253:25 PM17:345:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:345:34 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:345:34 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:345:34 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:2011:20 PM25:081:08 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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