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August 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseŚrāvaṇa Śukla to Bhādrapada ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 27 August 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Bhādrapada Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 05:045:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:327:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Bhādrapada)

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

At sunrise

06:186:18 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:556:55 AM

Śukla gives way to Brahma.

Noon

12:5712:57 PM

The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5712:57 PM
At noon, 12:5712:57 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 62° ahead of it, in Svātī, 27% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 62° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:145:14 AM–06:186:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3012:30 PM–13:231:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:093:09 PM–16:034:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:325:32 PM–19:207:20 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:357:35 PM–19:577:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:357:35 PM–20:408:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:186:18 AM–07:577:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya06:446:44 AM–08:328:32 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:379:37 AM–11:1711:17 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4410:44 AM–11:3711:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:362:36 PM–16:164:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:034:03 PM–16:564:56 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

Śubha06:186:18 AM–07:577:57 AMgood
Roga07:577:57 AM–09:379:37 AMavoid
Udvega09:379:37 AM–11:1711:17 AMavoid
Cara11:1711:17 AM–12:5712:57 PMneutral
Lābha12:5712:57 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Amṛta14:362:36 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Kāla16:164:16 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid
Śubha17:565:56 PM–19:357:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:357:35 PM–20:568:56 PMgood
Cara20:568:56 PM–22:1610:16 PMneutral
Roga22:1610:16 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Kāla23:3711:37 PM–24:5712:57+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5712:57+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMgood
Udvega26:172:17+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:383:38+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:584:58+1 AM–30:196:19+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19+1 AM

06:186:18 AM sunrise19:357:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:196:19+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 07:327:32 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 27:263:26+1 AM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 06:556:55 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 07:327:32 AM
Kaulavauntil 20:468:46 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3012:30 PM–13:231:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:362:36 PM–16:164:16 PM
Pradoṣa 19:357:35 PM–21:019:01 PM
Niśītha 24:3312:33+1 AM–25:211:21+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. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:231:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:164:16 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 18 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:019:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:211:21+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī07:327:32 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraSvātī27:26 03:263:26 AM FriViśākhā
YogaŚukla06:556:55 AMBrahma
KaraṇaBālava07:327:32 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra30:19 06:196:19 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 587
Day length
13 h 18 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
11:2711:27 AM
Moonset
22:3410:34 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:186:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:145:14 AM06:186:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:186:18 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:186:18 AM07:577:57 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:446:44 AM08:328:32 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:379:37 AM11:1711:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4410:44 AM11:3711:37 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:231:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3312:33 PM13:211:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:564:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:093:09 PM16:034:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:034:03 PM16:564:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:564:56 PM19:357:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:325:32 PM19:207:20 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:357:35 PM21:019:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:357:35 PM19:577:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:357:35 PM20:408:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3312:33+1 AM25:211:21+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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