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Thursday 30 April 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 19:337:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:036:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:565:56 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:426:42 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 54 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 57° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 57° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:354:35 AM–05:155:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–05:565:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:292:29 PM–16:034:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:123:12 PM–16:084:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:507:50 PM–20:108:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:507:50 PM–20:508:50 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:565:56 AM–07:407:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:019:01 AM–10:3410:34 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:249:24 AM–11:0911:09 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3410:34 AM–11:2911:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:372:37 PM–16:214:21 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:084:08 PM–17:035:03 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

Śubha05:565:56 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Roga07:407:40 AM–09:249:24 AMavoid
Udvega09:249:24 AM–11:0911:09 AMavoid
Cara11:0911:09 AM–12:5312:53 PMneutral
Lābha12:5312:53 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Amṛta14:372:37 PM–16:214:21 PMgood
Kāla16:214:21 PM–18:066:06 PMavoid
Śubha18:066:06 PM–19:507:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:507:50 PM–21:069:06 PMgood
Cara21:069:06 PM–22:2110:21 PMneutral
Roga22:2110:21 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Kāla23:3711:37 PM–24:5212:52+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5212:52+1 AM–26:082:08+1 AMgood
Udvega26:082:08+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:233:23+1 AM–28:394:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:394:39+1 AM–29:555:55+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55+1 AM

05:565:56 AM sunrise19:507:50 PM sunsetsunrise 29:555:55+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 18:036:03 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 24:1512:15+1 AM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 18:326:32 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 06:426:42 AM
Bālavauntil 18:036:03 PM
Kaulavauntil 29:375:37+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:372:37 PM–16:214:21 PM
Pradoṣa 19:507:50 PM–21:119:11 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28+1 AM–25:161:16+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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:214:21 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 54 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:119:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī18:036:03 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā24:15 00:1512:15 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā18:326:32 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava06:426:42 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:55 05:555:55 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 468
Day length
13 h 54 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:409:40 AM
Moonset
24:2312:23+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:354:35 AM05:565:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:354:35 AM05:155:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM05:565:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:565:56 AM08:438:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:565:56 AM07:407:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:438:43 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:019:01 AM10:3410:34 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:249:24 AM11:0911:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3410:34 AM11:2911:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:035:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:292:29 PM16:034:03 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:372:37 PM16:214:21 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:123:12 PM16:084:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:084:08 PM17:035:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:035:03 PM19:507:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:507:50 PM21:119:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:507:50 PM20:108:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:507:50 PM20:508:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28+1 AM25:161:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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