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Sunday 12 May 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 16:354:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:344:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:415:41 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:344:34 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 22 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 24% 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 muhūrta04:244:24 AM–05:025:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:415:41 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:134:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:038:03 PM–20:228:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:038:03 PM–21:019:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2411:24 PM–25:041:04 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:251:25 PM–15:053:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika16:274:27 PM–18:156:15 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta18:086:08 PM–19:057:05 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla18:156:15 PM–20:038:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega05:415:41 AM–07:297:29 AMavoid
Cara07:297:29 AM–09:179:17 AMneutral
Lābha09:179:17 AM–11:0411:04 AMgood
Amṛta11:0411:04 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Kāla12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Śubha14:402:40 PM–16:274:27 PMgood
Roga16:274:27 PM–18:156:15 PMavoid
Udvega18:156:15 PM–20:038:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha20:038:03 PM–21:159:15 PMgood
Amṛta21:159:15 PM–22:2710:27 PMgood
Cara22:2710:27 PM–23:3911:39 PMneutral
Roga23:3911:39 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla24:5112:51 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:042:04 AM+1–27:163:16 AM+1good
Udvega27:163:16 AM+1–28:284:28 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:284:28 AM+1–29:405:40 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:415:41 AM to 29:405:40 AM+1

05:415:41 AM sunrise20:038:03 PM sunsetsunrise 29:405:40 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 16:344:34 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 25:541:54 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 22:1110:11 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 16:344:34 PM
Kaulavauntil 28:524:52 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 18:156:15 PM–20:038:03 PM
Pradoṣa 20:038:03 PM–21:209:20 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27 AM+1–25:151:15 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 20:038:03 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 22 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:209:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī16:344:34 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPunarvasu25:54 01:541:54 AM MonPuṣya
YogaŚūla22:1110:11 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaBālava16:344:34 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra29:40 05:405:40 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 977
Day length
14 h 22 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
09:149:14 AM
Moonset
25:061:06 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:244:24 AM05:415:41 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:244:24 AM05:025:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:415:41 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:415:41 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:251:25 PM15:053:05 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:182:18 PM17:115:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:134:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day16:274:27 PM18:156:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:115:11 PM20:038:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta18:086:08 PM19:057:05 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day18:156:15 PM20:038:03 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk20:038:03 PM21:209:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:038:03 PM20:228:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:038:03 PM21:019:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2411:24 PM25:041:04 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2712:27 AM+125:151:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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