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Tuesday 3 December 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 04:244:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:164:16+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:559:55 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

11:5411:54 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5411:54 AM
At noon, 11:5411:54 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 52° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta05:055:05 AM–06:016:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3411:34 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:122:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:142:14+1 AM–27:533:53+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:568:56 AM–09:369:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:269:26 AM–10:4010:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5411:54 AM–13:081:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:222:22 PM–15:363:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:204:20 PM–17:595:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM–23:2611:26 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

Roga06:576:57 AM–08:128:12 AMavoid
Udvega08:128:12 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Cara09:269:26 AM–10:4010:40 AMneutral
Lābha10:4010:40 AM–11:5411:54 AMgood
Amṛta11:5411:54 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Kāla13:081:08 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Śubha14:222:22 PM–15:363:36 PMgood
Roga15:363:36 PM–16:514:51 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:514:51 PM–18:376:37 PMavoid
Lābha18:376:37 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Udvega20:238:23 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Śubha22:0910:09 PM–23:5411:54 PMgood
Amṛta23:5411:54 PM–25:401:40+1 AMgood
Cara25:401:40+1 AM–27:263:26+1 AMneutral
Roga27:263:26+1 AM–29:125:12+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:125:12+1 AM–30:586:58+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58+1 AM

06:576:57 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:586:58+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 12:1312:13 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 09:559:55 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:144:14 PM
Bālavauntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3411:34 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:222:22 PM–15:363:36 PM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3011:30 PM–24:1812:18+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:363:36 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 53 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1812:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī28:16 04:164:16 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā12:1312:13 PMŚravaṇa
YogaVṛddhi09:559:55 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBava16:144:14 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:58 06:586:58 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 501
Day length
9 h 53 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:1610:16 AM
Moonset
21:089:08 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:055:05 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:055:05 AM06:016:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:568:56 AM09:369:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:269:26 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3011:30 AM12:1812:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3411:34 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5411:54 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM14:522:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:122:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:222:22 PM15:363:36 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:522:52 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:204:20 PM17:595:59 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:514:51 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:514:51 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:514:51 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3010:30 PM23:2611:26 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3011:30 PM24:1812:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:142:14+1 AM27:533:53+1 AMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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