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

Thursday 30 April 1998 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 02:332:33 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:031:03+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:195:19 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:487:48 AM

Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 80° above S. Day length 13 h 03 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 53° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:354:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:134:13 AM–05:195:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:012:01 PM–14:532:53 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:299:29 PM–23:0311:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:195:19 AM–06:576:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:358:35 AM–10:1310:13 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:409:40 AM–10:3210:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:281:28 PM–15:063:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:532:53 PM–15:453:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya16:014:01 PM–17:345:34 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

Śubha05:195:19 AM–06:576:57 AMgood
Roga06:576:57 AM–08:358:35 AMavoid
Udvega08:358:35 AM–10:1310:13 AMavoid
Cara10:1310:13 AM–11:5111:51 AMneutral
Lābha11:5111:51 AM–13:281:28 PMgood
Amṛta13:281:28 PM–15:063:06 PMgood
Kāla15:063:06 PM–16:444:44 PMavoid
Śubha16:444:44 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:226:22 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Cara19:447:44 PM–21:069:06 PMneutral
Roga21:069:06 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Kāla22:2810:28 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Lābha23:5011:50 PM–25:121:12+1 AMgood
Udvega25:121:12+1 AM–26:342:34+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:342:34+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:563:56+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:195:19 AM to 29:185:18+1 AM

05:195:19 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:185:18+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 25:031:03+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 07:487:48 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 25:321:32+1 AM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:421:42 PM
Bālavauntil 25:031:03+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:281:28 PM–15:063:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:497:49 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:063:06 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 03 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī25:03 01:031:03 AM FriṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā07:487:48 AMĀrdrā
YogaSukarmā25:32 01:321:32 AM FriDhṛti
KaraṇaBava13:421:42 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:18 05:185:18 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 468
Day length
13 h 03 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
08:528:52 AM
Moonset
22:3010:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:195:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:354:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:134:13 AM05:195:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:195:19 AM07:567:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:195:19 AM06:576:57 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:567:56 AM10:3210:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:358:35 AM10:1310:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:409:40 AM10:3210:32 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:091:09 PM15:453:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:281:28 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:012:01 PM14:532:53 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:532:53 PM15:453:45 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:453:45 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:014:01 PM17:345:34 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:299:29 PM23:0311:03 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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