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December 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 4 December 1997 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 02:422:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:211:21+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:586:58 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:4311:43 AM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:4311:43 AM
At noon, 11:4311:43 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 muhūrta04:364:36 AM–05:295:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:045:04 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:045:04 PM–18:246:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5010:50 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:236:23 AM–07:437:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:569:56 AM–10:3910:39 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:331:33 PM–15:063:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:562:56 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

Śubha06:236:23 AM–07:437:43 AMgood
Roga07:437:43 AM–09:039:03 AMavoid
Udvega09:039:03 AM–10:2310:23 AMavoid
Cara10:2310:23 AM–11:4311:43 AMneutral
Lābha11:4311:43 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Amṛta13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Kāla14:232:23 PM–15:443:44 PMavoid
Śubha15:443:44 PM–17:045:04 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:045:04 PM–18:446:44 PMgood
Cara18:446:44 PM–20:248:24 PMneutral
Roga20:248:24 PM–22:0410:04 PMavoid
Kāla22:0410:04 PM–23:4411:44 PMavoid
Lābha23:4411:44 PM–25:241:24+1 AMgood
Udvega25:241:24+1 AM–27:043:04+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:043:04+1 AM–28:434:43+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:434:43+1 AM–30:236:23+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:236:23+1 AM

06:236:23 AM sunrise17:045:04 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 25:211:21+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 09:409:40 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 06:586:58 AM
Dhruvauntil 28:394:39+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:032:03 PM
Bālavauntil 25:211:21+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0512:05 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:031:03 PM–14:232:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:045:04 PM–18:506:50 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+1 AM

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. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0512:05 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:232:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 41 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:506:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī25:21 01:211:21 AM FriṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā09:409:40 AMŚravaṇa
YogaVṛddhi06:586:58 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBava14:032:03 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:23 06:236:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 321
Day length
10 h 41 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
09:559:55 AM
Moonset
21:179:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:364:36 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:364:36 AM05:295:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM08:318:31 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:236:23 AM07:437:43 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:318:31 AM10:3910:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:569:56 AM10:3910:39 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1911:19 AM12:0712:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0512:05 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4712:47 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:331:33 PM15:063:06 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:132:13 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM17:045:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:045:04 PM18:506:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:045:04 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:045:04 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5010:50 PM24:2312:23+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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