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Tuesday 16 December 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 05:575:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:463:46 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:464:46 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

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 231° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 81% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 231° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:375:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:105:10 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • 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 kāla23:4611:46 PM–25:161:16 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:388:38 AM–09:209:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:109:10 AM–10:2910:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4911:49 AM–13:081:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:282:28 PM–15:473:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:482:48 PM–16:184:18 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2910:29 PM–23:2211:22 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

Roga06:316:31 AM–07:507:50 AMavoid
Udvega07:507:50 AM–09:109:10 AMavoid
Cara09:109:10 AM–10:2910:29 AMneutral
Lābha10:2910:29 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Amṛta11:4911:49 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Kāla13:081:08 PM–14:282:28 PMavoid
Śubha14:282:28 PM–15:473:47 PMgood
Roga15:473:47 PM–17:075:07 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:075:07 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid
Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:288:28 PMgood
Udvega20:288:28 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Amṛta23:4911:49 PM–25:301:30 AM+1good
Cara25:301:30 AM+1–27:103:10 AM+1neutral
Roga27:103:10 AM+1–28:514:51 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:514:51 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 27:463:46 AM+1
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 25:161:16 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 23:0611:06 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 16:464:46 PM
Taitilauntil 27:463:46 AM+1
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:282:28 PM–15:473:47 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:473:47 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī27:46 03:463:46 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā25:16 01:161:16 AM WedMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti23:0611:06 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava16:464:46 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:31 06:316:31 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 351
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:229:22 PM
Moonset
09:499:49 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 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
Saṅgavaforenoon08:388:38 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:388:38 AM09:209:20 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:109:10 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5212:52 PM15:003:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:282:28 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:482:48 PM16:184:18 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2910:29 PM23:2211:22 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4611:46 PM25:161:16 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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