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Monday 5 December 2005 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 00:3412:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:0310:03 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1711:17 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

11:4611:46 AM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:4611:46 AM
At noon, 11:4611:46 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 54° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 21% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 54° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:075:07 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:201:20 PM–13:571:57 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
  • Amṛta kāla17:445:44 PM–19:137:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:158:15 AM–09:259:25 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:518:51 AM–10:2010:20 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3610:36 AM–11:4611:46 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0512:05 PM–12:4212:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5612:56 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:571:57 PM–14:352:35 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

Amṛta07:047:04 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Kāla08:158:15 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Śubha09:259:25 AM–10:3610:36 AMgood
Roga10:3610:36 AM–11:4611:46 AMavoid
Udvega11:4611:46 AM–12:5612:56 PMavoid
Cara12:5612:56 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–23:4611:46 PMgood
Udvega23:4611:46 PM–25:361:36+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:361:36+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:263:26+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMgood
Cara29:165:16+1 AM–31:057:05+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05+1 AM

07:047:04 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 22:0310:03 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 27:223:22+1 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 21:349:34 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:1711:17 AM
Bālavauntil 22:0310:03 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:158:15 AM–09:259:25 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10+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 09:259:25 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 23 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī22:0310:03 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa27:22 03:223:22 AM TueDhaniṣṭhā
YogaDhruva21:349:34 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava11:1711:17 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2062
Śaka
1927
Kali
5106
Ahargaṇa
1 865 244
Day length
9 h 23 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:1011:10 AM
Moonset
20:448:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:158:15 AM09:259:25 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:518:51 AM10:2010:20 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3610:36 AM11:4611:46 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2211:22 AM12:1012:10 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0512:05 PM12:4212:42 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5612:56 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:201:20 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:571:57 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:445:44 PM19:137:13 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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