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April 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 24 April 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Śanivāra. Pañcamī began at 03:193:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:525:52+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:364:36 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

12:3712:37 PM

The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonSurat12:3712:37 PM
At noon, 12:3712:37 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 52° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 52° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:434:43 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:4110:41 AM–12:2912:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:363:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:017:01 PM–19:237:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:017:01 PM–20:088:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:136:13 AM–07:497:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:136:13 AM–07:047:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:047:04 AM–07:557:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:259:25 AM–11:0111:01 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:132:13 PM–15:493:49 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya30:036:03+1 AM–31:517:51+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

Kāla06:136:13 AM–07:497:49 AMavoid
Śubha07:497:49 AM–09:259:25 AMgood
Roga09:259:25 AM–11:0111:01 AMavoid
Udvega11:0111:01 AM–12:3712:37 PMavoid
Cara12:3712:37 PM–14:132:13 PMneutral
Lābha14:132:13 PM–15:493:49 PMgood
Amṛta15:493:49 PM–17:255:25 PMgood
Kāla17:255:25 PM–19:017:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha19:017:01 PM–20:258:25 PMgood
Udvega20:258:25 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Śubha21:499:49 PM–23:1311:13 PMgood
Amṛta23:1311:13 PM–24:3712:37+1 AMgood
Cara24:3712:37+1 AM–26:002:00+1 AMneutral
Roga26:002:00+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:243:24+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:484:48+1 AM–30:126:12+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:126:12+1 AM

06:136:13 AM sunrise19:017:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:126:12+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 29:525:52+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 20:378:37 PM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 25:161:16+1 AM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:364:36 PM
Bālavauntil 29:525:52+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:259:25 AM–11:0111:01 AM
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 19:017:01 PM–20:308:30 PM
Niśītha 24:1312:13+1 AM–25:011:01+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0111:01 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 48 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:308:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:011:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī29:52 05:525:52 AM SunṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā20:378:37 PMĀrdrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa25:16 01:161:16 AM SunSukarmā
KaraṇaBava16:364:36 PMBālava
VāraŚanivāra30:12 06:126:12 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2061
Śaka
1926
Kali
5105
Ahargaṇa
1 864 654
Day length
12 h 48 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
09:239:23 AM
Moonset
23:2011:20 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:434:43 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:434:43 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:478:47 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:136:13 AM07:497:49 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:136:13 AM07:047:04 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:047:04 AM07:557:55 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:478:47 AM11:2011:20 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:259:25 AM11:0111:01 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:4110:41 AM12:2912:29 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1312:13 PM13:011:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:541:54 PM16:274:27 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
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM19:017:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:017:01 PM20:308:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:017:01 PM19:237:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:017:01 PM20:088:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1312:13+1 AM25:011:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:036:03+1 AM31:517:51+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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