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Saturday 4 May 1957 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 17:095:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:333:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:112:11 PM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 14 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 59° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 59° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:314:31 AM–05:115:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:514:51 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2412:24 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:133:13 PM–16:094:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:547:54 PM–20:148:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:547:54 PM–20:548:54 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:515:51 AM–07:367:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:476:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:476:47 AM–07:437:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:229:22 AM–11:0711:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:382:38 PM–16:234:23 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:381:38 AM+1–27:103:10 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

Kāla05:515:51 AM–07:367:36 AMavoid
Śubha07:367:36 AM–09:229:22 AMgood
Roga09:229:22 AM–11:0711:07 AMavoid
Udvega11:0711:07 AM–12:5212:52 PMavoid
Cara12:5212:52 PM–14:382:38 PMneutral
Lābha14:382:38 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Amṛta16:234:23 PM–18:096:09 PMgood
Kāla18:096:09 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:547:54 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Udvega21:089:08 PM–22:2310:23 PMavoid
Śubha22:2310:23 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Amṛta23:3711:37 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1good
Cara24:5212:52 AM+1–26:062:06 AM+1neutral
Roga26:062:06 AM+1–27:213:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:213:21 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:354:35 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise19:547:54 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:333:33 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 14:112:11 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 23:4411:44 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:333:33 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:392:39 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:229:22 AM–11:0711:07 AM
Abhijit 12:2412:24 PM–13:211:21 PM
Pradoṣa 19:547:54 PM–21:139:13 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0711:07 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 03 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:139:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:333:33 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā14:112:11 PMPunarvasu
YogaDhṛti23:4411:44 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBālava15:333:33 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra29:50 05:505:50 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 497
Day length
14 h 03 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:469:46 AM
Moonset
24:2512:25 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:314:31 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:314:31 AM05:115:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:514:51 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:515:51 AM07:367:36 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:515:51 AM06:476:47 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:476:47 AM07:437:43 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:229:22 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:172:17 PM17:055:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:382:38 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:133:13 PM16:094:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:055:05 PM19:547:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:547:54 PM21:139:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:547:54 PM20:148:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:547:54 PM20:548:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:381:38 AM+127:103:10 AM+1sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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