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April 1969 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 21 April 1969 · Tehran, Iran

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 03:033:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:205:20+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śaṅkara Jayantī

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

At sunrise

05:255:25 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4310:43 AM

Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 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 muhūrta03:593:59 AM–04:424:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:204:20 AM–05:255:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3711:37 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:093:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:094:09 PM–17:565:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:426:42 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:426:42 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya05:265:26 AM–07:137:13 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla07:047:04 AM–08:448:44 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2410:24 AM–12:0312:03 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3012:30 PM–13:231:23 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:431:43 PM–15:233:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:093:09 PM–16:024:02 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

Amṛta05:255:25 AM–07:047:04 AMgood
Kāla07:047:04 AM–08:448:44 AMavoid
Śubha08:448:44 AM–10:2410:24 AMgood
Roga10:2410:24 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Udvega12:0312:03 PM–13:431:43 PMavoid
Cara13:431:43 PM–15:233:23 PMneutral
Lābha15:233:23 PM–17:025:02 PMgood
Amṛta17:025:02 PM–18:426:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:426:42 PM–20:028:02 PMneutral
Roga20:028:02 PM–21:229:22 PMavoid
Kāla21:229:22 PM–22:4310:43 PMavoid
Lābha22:4310:43 PM–24:0312:03+1 AMgood
Udvega24:0312:03+1 AM–25:231:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:231:23+1 AM–26:432:43+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:432:43+1 AM–28:034:03+1 AMgood
Cara28:034:03+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:255:25 AM to 29:245:24+1 AM

05:255:25 AM sunrise18:426:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:245:24+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 29:205:20+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 25:581:58+1 AM
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 10:4310:43 AM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:104:10 PM
Bālavauntil 29:205:20+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:047:04 AM–08:448:44 AM
Abhijit 11:3711:37 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:426:42 PM–20:078:07 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:448:44 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:078:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī29:20 05:205:20 AM TueṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā25:58 01:581:58 AM TueĀrdrā
YogaŚobhana10:4310:43 AMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava16:104:10 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra29:24 05:245:24 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2026
Śaka
1891
Kali
5070
Ahargaṇa
1 851 867
Day length
13 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
07:597:59 AM
Moonset
23:3011:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:593:59 AM05:255:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:593:59 AM04:424:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:204:20 AM05:255:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:255:25 AM08:048:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra05:265:26 AM07:137:13 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:047:04 AM08:448:44 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:048:04 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2410:24 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:231:23 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:231:23 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:431:43 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:093:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:093:09 PM16:024:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:426:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:094:09 PM17:565:56 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:426:42 PM20:078:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:426:42 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:426:42 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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