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Saturday 28 April 2001 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 17:065:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:283:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:283:28 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:3612:36 PM

The Sun 83° above S. Day length 12 h 52 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3612:36 PM
At noon, 12:3612:36 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:414:41 AM–05:265:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:045:04 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:413:41 PM–17:135:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:027:02 PM–19:257:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:027:02 PM–20:098:09 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:106:10 AM–07:477:47 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:106:10 AM–07:027:02 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:027:02 AM–07:537:53 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:239:23 AM–11:0011:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1910:19 AM–11:5111:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:132:13 PM–15:493:49 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Kāla06:106:10 AM–07:477:47 AMavoid
Śubha07:477:47 AM–09:239:23 AMgood
Roga09:239:23 AM–11:0011:00 AMavoid
Udvega11:0011:00 AM–12:3612:36 PMavoid
Cara12:3612:36 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Amṛta15:493:49 PM–17:265:26 PMgood
Kāla17:265:26 PM–19:027:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:027:02 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Udvega20:268:26 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Śubha21:499:49 PM–23:1311:13 PMgood
Amṛta23:1311:13 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1good
Cara24:3612:36 AM+1–25:591:59 AM+1neutral
Roga25:591:59 AM+1–27:233:23 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:233:23 AM+1–28:464:46 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:464:46 AM+1–30:106:10 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 AM+1

06:106:10 AM sunrise19:027:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:106:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:283:28 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 25:171:17 AM+1
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 23:0511:05 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:283:28 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:352:35 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:239:23 AM–11:0011:00 AM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–13:021:02 PM
Pradoṣa 19:027:02 PM–20:318:31 PM
Niśītha 24:1212:12 AM+1–25:001:00 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0011:00 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  5. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 52 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:318:31 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:001:00 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:283:28 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrā25:17 01:171:17 AM SunPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā23:0511:05 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaBālava15:283:28 PMKaulava
VāraŚanivāra30:10 06:106:10 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2058
Śaka
1923
Kali
5102
Ahargaṇa
1 863 562
Day length
12 h 52 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:0010:00 AM
Moonset
23:4411:44 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:414:41 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:414:41 AM05:265:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:045:04 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:458:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:106:10 AM07:477:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:106:10 AM07:027:02 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:027:02 AM07:537:53 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:458:45 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:239:23 AM11:0011:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1910:19 AM11:5111:51 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1212:12 PM13:001:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:284:28 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:363:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:413:41 PM17:135:13 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening16:284:28 PM19:027:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:027:02 PM20:318:31 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:027:02 PM19:257:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:027:02 PM20:098:09 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1212:12 AM+125:001:00 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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