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Monday 7 December 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 23:5711:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0911:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2611:26 AM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

11:4711:47 AM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4711:47 AM
At noon, 11:4711:47 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 234° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 79% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 234° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:147:14 AM–08:488:48 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:201:20 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:555:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:168:16 AM–09:269:26 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3710:37 AM–11:4711:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:4312:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5712:57 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:352:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:282:28+1 AM–28:064:06+1 AMa 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

Amṛta07:067:06 AM–08:168:16 AMgood
Kāla08:168:16 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Śubha09:269:26 AM–10:3710:37 AMgood
Roga10:3710:37 AM–11:4711:47 AMavoid
Udvega11:4711:47 AM–12:5712:57 PMavoid
Cara12:5712:57 PM–14:072:07 PMneutral
Lābha14:072:07 PM–15:173:17 PMgood
Amṛta15:173:17 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:284:28 PM–18:176:17 PMneutral
Roga18:176:17 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Kāla20:078:07 PM–21:579:57 PMavoid
Lābha21:579:57 PM–23:4711:47 PMgood
Udvega23:4711:47 PM–25:371:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:371:37+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:273:27+1 AM–29:175:17+1 AMgood
Cara29:175:17+1 AM–31:077:07+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:077:07+1 AM

07:067:06 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:077:07+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 23:0911:09 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 13:301:30 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 27:373:37+1 AM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 11:2611:26 AM
Taitilauntil 23:0911:09 PM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:168:16 AM–09:269:26 AM
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:269:26 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī23:0911:09 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPuṣya13:301:30 PMĀśleṣā
YogaIndra27:37 03:373:37 AM TueVaidhṛti
KaraṇaKaulava11:2611:26 AMTaitila
VāraSomavāra31:07 07:077:07 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 689
Day length
9 h 22 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:039:03 PM
Moonset
10:3110:31 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:147:14 AM08:488:48 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:168:16 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3710:37 AM11:4711:47 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2311:23 AM12:1112:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4312:43 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4312:43 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5712:57 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:201:20 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:352:35 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:352:35 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:574:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:555:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:282:28+1 AM28:064:06+1 AMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
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