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Tuesday 16 December 2008 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 06:276:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:164:16+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:165:16 PM

Kaulava gives way to Taitila.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 231° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 81% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 231° falls in Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:087:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:1612:16+1 AM–25:461:46+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:183:18 PM–16:484:48 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:3510:35 PM–23:3211:32 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

Roga07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Udvega08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Cara09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMneutral
Lābha10:4710:47 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Amṛta12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMavoid
Śubha14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMgood
Roga15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PMavoid
Lābha18:396:39 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Udvega20:268:26 PM–22:1310:13 PMavoid
Śubha22:1310:13 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:0012:00+1 AM–25:471:47+1 AMgood
Cara25:471:47+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMneutral
Roga27:343:34+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:215:21+1 AM–31:087:08+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:087:08+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 25:461:46+1 AM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vaidhṛtiuntil 23:3611:36 PM
Viṣkambhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Kaulavauntil 17:165:16 PM
Taitilauntil 28:164:16+1 AM
Garapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:466:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3611:36 PM–24:2412:24+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. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:393:39 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:466:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  7. ViṣkambhaYoga: Vaidhṛti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī28:16 04:164:16 AM WedṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā25:46 01:461:46 AM WedMaghā
YogaVaidhṛti23:3611:36 PMViṣkambha
KaraṇaKaulava17:165:16 PMTaitila
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:08 07:087:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 351
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
21:189:18 PM
Moonset
10:1710:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:087:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:087:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:087:08 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:349:34 AM10:4710:47 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3611:36 AM12:2412:24 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5812:58 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:262:26 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:183:18 PM16:484:48 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:466:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:524:52 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:524:52 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3510:35 PM23:3211:32 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:1612:16+1 AM25:461:46+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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