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Monday 11 December 1972 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 08:378:37 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:519:51 AM.

Observed here on this day

Campā Ṣaṣṭhī

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

AlsoSkanda Ṣaṣṭhī determinate

At sunrise

07:047:04 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:519:51 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

11:5811:58 AM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5811:58 AM
At noon, 11:5811:58 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 26% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 61° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:076:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:047:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:351:35 PM–14:142:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:514:51 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:514:51 PM–18:166:16 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:227:22 PM–21:039:03 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:188:18 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:169:16 AM–10:5710:57 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4410:44 AM–11:5811:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1712:17 PM–12:5612:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:142:14 PM–14:542:54 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

Amṛta07:047:04 AM–08:188:18 AMgood
Kāla08:188:18 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–10:4410:44 AMgood
Roga10:4410:44 AM–11:5811:58 AMavoid
Udvega11:5811:58 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:242:24 PMneutral
Lābha14:242:24 PM–15:383:38 PMgood
Amṛta15:383:38 PM–16:514:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:514:51 PM–18:386:38 PMneutral
Roga18:386:38 PM–20:248:24 PMavoid
Kāla20:248:24 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Udvega23:5811:58 PM–25:451:45 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:451:45 AM+1–27:313:31 AM+1good
Amṛta27:313:31 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1good
Cara29:185:18 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:047:04 AM sunrise16:514:51 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 09:519:51 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 30:196:19 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 12:4612:46 PM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:519:51 AM
Kaulavauntil 22:1410:14 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:188:18 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 11:3811:38 AM–12:1712:17 PM
Pradoṣa 16:514:51 PM–18:456:45 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:1712:17 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:456:45 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī09:519:51 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā30:19 06:196:19 AM TueŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta12:4612:46 PMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaBālava09:519:51 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2029
Śaka
1894
Kali
5073
Ahargaṇa
1 853 197
Day length
9 h 47 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
10:4710:47 AM
Moonset
21:599:59 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:047:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:076:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:047:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:047:04 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:188:18 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:169:16 AM10:5710:57 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4410:44 AM11:5811:58 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3811:38 AM12:1712:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1712:17 PM12:5612:56 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM14:542:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:242:24 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:351:35 PM14:142:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:142:14 PM14:542:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:542:54 PM16:514:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:514:51 PM18:456:45 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:514:51 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:514:51 PM18:166:16 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:227:22 PM21:039:03 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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