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Wednesday 17 December 1947 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Budhavāra. Pañcamī began at 00:4612:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:213:21 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

06:316:31 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:047:04 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta04:444:44 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:075:07 PM–17:345:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:075:07 PM–18:276:27 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:5212:52 AM+1–26:402:40 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:507:50 AM–09:109:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2910:29 AM–11:4911:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2811:28 AM–12:1012:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4911:49 AM–13:081:08 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:052:05 PM–15:533:53 PMa 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

Lābha06:316:31 AM–07:507:50 AMgood
Amṛta07:507:50 AM–09:109:10 AMgood
Kāla09:109:10 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Śubha10:2910:29 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Roga11:4911:49 AM–13:081:08 PMavoid
Udvega13:081:08 PM–14:282:28 PMavoid
Cara14:282:28 PM–15:483:48 PMneutral
Lābha15:483:48 PM–17:075:07 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:075:07 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Śubha18:486:48 PM–20:288:28 PMgood
Amṛta20:288:28 PM–22:0910:09 PMgood
Cara22:0910:09 PM–23:4911:49 PMneutral
Roga23:4911:49 PM–25:301:30 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:301:30 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:103:10 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1good
Udvega28:514:51 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31 AM+1

06:316:31 AM sunrise17:075:07 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 27:213:21 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:359:35 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 07:047:04 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:042:04 PM
Bālavauntil 27:213:21 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4911:49 AM–13:081:08 PM
Pradoṣa 17:075:07 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:081:08 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī27:21 03:213:21 AM ThuṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:359:35 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVyāghāta07:047:04 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBava14:042:04 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:31 06:316:31 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2004
Śaka
1869
Kali
5048
Ahargaṇa
1 844 071
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:1810:18 AM
Moonset
21:189:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:444:44 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:444:44 AM05:375:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:105:10 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:388:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:507:50 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2910:29 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:052:05 PM15:533:53 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:003:00 PM17:075:07 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:075:07 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:075:07 PM17:345:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:075:07 PM18:276:27 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:5212:52 AM+126:402:40 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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