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April 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 17 April 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 09:269:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3210:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:305:30 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3210:32 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:5311:53 AM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5311:53 AM
At noon, 11:5311:53 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 241° ahead of it, in Mūla, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 241° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:004:00 AM–04:454:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:234:23 AM–05:305:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:3412:34+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:067:06 AM–08:418:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta08:038:03 AM–08:548:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:1710:17 AM–11:5311:53 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1812:18 PM–13:101:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:4412:44 PM–14:262:26 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:043:04 PM–16:404:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:563:56+1 AM–29:385:38+1 AMa 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

Cara05:305:30 AM–07:067:06 AMneutral
Lābha07:067:06 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Amṛta08:418:41 AM–10:1710:17 AMgood
Kāla10:1710:17 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Śubha11:5311:53 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Roga13:291:29 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Udvega15:043:04 PM–16:404:40 PMavoid
Cara16:404:40 PM–18:166:16 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:166:16 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid
Kāla19:407:40 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Lābha21:049:04 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Udvega22:2810:28 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Śubha23:5211:52 PM–25:171:17+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:171:17+1 AM–26:412:41+1 AMgood
Cara26:412:41+1 AM–28:054:05+1 AMneutral
Roga28:054:05+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:305:30 AM to 29:295:29+1 AM

05:305:30 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 29:295:29+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:3210:32 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 22:3310:33 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 10:3210:32 AM
Garauntil 22:5410:54 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:1710:17 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5311:53 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī10:3210:32 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMūlapast sunrisePūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaParigha22:3310:33 PMŚiva
KaraṇaTaitila10:3210:32 AMGara
VāraŚukravāra29:29 05:295:29 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 455
Day length
12 h 46 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
23:0311:03 PM
Moonset
09:209:20 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:004:00 AM05:305:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:004:00 AM04:454:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:234:23 AM05:305:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:305:30 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:067:06 AM08:418:41 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:3610:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:038:03 AM08:548:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:1710:17 AM11:5311:53 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2911:29 AM12:1712:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:101:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:4412:44 PM14:262:26 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:404:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5210:52 PM24:3412:34+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:563:56+1 AM29:385:38+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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