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Thursday 5 December 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 02:202:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:381:38 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:022:02 PM

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 53° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 20% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 53° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–07:057:05 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 kāla20:288:28 PM–22:0310:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:057:05 AM–08:158:15 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:259:25 AM–10:3610:36 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1210:12 AM–10:5010:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:5510:55 AM–12:3112:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla12:5612:56 PM–14:072:07 PMRāhu’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

Śubha07:057:05 AM–08:158:15 AMgood
Roga08:158:15 AM–09:259:25 AMavoid
Udvega09:259:25 AM–10:3610:36 AMavoid
Cara10:3610:36 AM–11:4611:46 AMneutral
Lābha11:4611:46 AM–12:5612:56 PMgood
Amṛta12:5612:56 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:173:17 PMavoid
Śubha15:173:17 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:284:28 PM–18:176:17 PMgood
Cara18:176:17 PM–20:078:07 PMneutral
Roga20:078:07 PM–21:579:57 PMavoid
Kāla21:579:57 PM–23:4711:47 PMavoid
Lābha23:4711:47 PM–25:361:36 AM+1good
Udvega25:361:36 AM+1–27:263:26 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:263:26 AM+1–29:165:16 AM+1good
Amṛta29:165:16 AM+1–31:067:06 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06 AM+1

07:057:05 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 25:381:38 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 30:486:48 AM+1
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:022:02 PM
Bālavauntil 25:381:38 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5612:56 PM–14:072:07 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2311:23 PM–24:1112:11 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:072:07 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 23 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1112:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī25:38 01:381:38 AM FriṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa30:48 06:486:48 AM FriDhaniṣṭhā
YogaDhruva24:13 00:1312:13 AM FriVyāghāta
KaraṇaBava14:022:02 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:06 07:067:06 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 184
Day length
9 h 23 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:0311:03 AM
Moonset
20:368:36 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:057:05 AM08:158:15 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM10:5010:50 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:259:25 AM10:3610:36 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1210:12 AM10:5010:50 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5510:55 AM12:3112:31 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4212:42 PM14:352:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5612:56 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
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 nakṣatra20:288:28 PM22:0310:03 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2311:23 PM24:1112:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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