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Thursday 1 May 2025 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 01:541:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:4511:45 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:4412:44 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 54° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:145:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:544:54 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2512:25 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:123:12 PM–16:084:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:066:06 PM–19:377:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:517:51 PM–20:128:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:517:51 PM–20:528:52 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:545:54 AM–07:397:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:239:23 AM–11:0811:08 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3310:33 AM–11:2911:29 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:4812:48 PM–14:192:19 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:372:37 PM–16:224:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:084:08 PM–17:045:04 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

Śubha05:545:54 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Roga07:397:39 AM–09:239:23 AMavoid
Udvega09:239:23 AM–11:0811:08 AMavoid
Cara11:0811:08 AM–12:5312:53 PMneutral
Lābha12:5312:53 PM–14:372:37 PMgood
Amṛta14:372:37 PM–16:224:22 PMgood
Kāla16:224:22 PM–18:076:07 PMavoid
Śubha18:076:07 PM–19:517:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:517:51 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Cara21:079:07 PM–22:2210:22 PMneutral
Roga22:2210:22 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Kāla23:3711:37 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:5212:52 AM+1–26:072:07 AM+1good
Udvega26:072:07 AM+1–27:223:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:223:22 AM+1–28:384:38 AM+1good
Amṛta28:384:38 AM+1–29:535:53 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise19:517:51 PM sunsetsunrise 29:535:53 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 23:4511:45 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 27:343:34 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 20:088:08 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:4412:44 PM
Bālavauntil 23:4511:45 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2512:25 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:372:37 PM–16:224:22 PM
Pradoṣa 19:517:51 PM–21:129:12 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 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 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:224:22 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 58 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:129:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  8. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī23:4511:45 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā27:34 03:343:34 AM FriPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā20:088:08 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBava12:4412:44 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:53 05:535:53 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 331
Day length
13 h 58 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:438:43 AM
Moonset
24:5612:56 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:145:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:544:54 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:545:54 AM07:397:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:239:23 AM11:0811:08 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3310:33 AM11:2911:29 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2512:25 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4812:48 PM14:192:19 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM17:045:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:372:37 PM16:224:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:123:12 PM16:084:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:084:08 PM17:045:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:045:04 PM19:517:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:066:06 PM19:377:37 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:517:51 PM21:129:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:517:51 PM20:128:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:517:51 PM20:528:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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