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Monday 15 January 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 18:306:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:473:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4112:41 PM

Varīyān gives way to Parigha.

Noon

12:0512:05 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0512:05 PM
At noon, 12:0512:05 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4611:46 AM–12:2412:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:1912:19 PM–13:471:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:5310:53 AM–12:0512:05 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2412:24 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:171:17 PM–14:282:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:192:19 PM–14:572:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:394:39 AM+1–30:096:09 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

Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Kāla08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AMavoid
Śubha09:419:41 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Roga10:5310:53 AM–12:0512:05 PMavoid
Udvega12:0512:05 PM–13:171:17 PMavoid
Cara13:171:17 PM–14:282:28 PMneutral
Lābha14:282:28 PM–15:403:40 PMgood
Amṛta15:403:40 PM–16:524:52 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:524:52 PM–18:406:40 PMneutral
Roga18:406:40 PM–20:288:28 PMavoid
Kāla20:288:28 PM–22:1610:16 PMavoid
Lābha22:1610:16 PM–24:0512:05 AM+1good
Udvega24:0512:05 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:531:53 AM+1–27:413:41 AM+1good
Amṛta27:413:41 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1good
Cara29:295:29 AM+1–31:177:17 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:177:17 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:473:47 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 19:407:40 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 12:4112:41 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:473:47 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:342:34 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:298:29 AM–09:419:41 AM
Abhijit 11:4611:46 AM–12:2412:24 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:4111:41 PM–24:2912:29 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:419:41 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2412:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2912:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:473:47 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā19:407:40 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān12:4112:41 PMParigha
KaraṇaBālava15:473:47 PMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:17 07:177:17 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 859
Day length
9 h 34 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:1210:12 AM
Moonset
22:0510:05 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:139:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:419:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:139:13 AM11:0711:07 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:0512:05 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4111:41 AM12:2912:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4611:46 AM12:2412:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:1912:19 PM13:471:47 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:572:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:171:17 PM14:282:28 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:192:19 PM14:572:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:572:57 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4111:41 PM24:2912:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:394:39 AM+130:096:09 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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