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Sunday 17 December 2023 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 18:016:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:343:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

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

At sunrise

07:087:08 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:343:34 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

12:0012:00 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0012:00 PM
At noon, 12:0012:00 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 24% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla 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
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:153:15 PM–16:444:44 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:524:52 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:524:52 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:343:34 PM–16:134:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:087:08 AM–08:218:21 AMavoid
Cara08:218:21 AM–09:349:34 AMneutral
Lābha09:349:34 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Amṛta10:4710:47 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Kāla12:0012:00 PM–13:131:13 PMavoid
Śubha13:131:13 PM–14:262:26 PMgood
Roga14:262:26 PM–15:393:39 PMavoid
Udvega15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:524:52 PM–18:396:39 PMgood
Amṛta18:396:39 PM–20:268:26 PMgood
Cara20:268:26 PM–22:1310:13 PMneutral
Roga22:1310:13 PM–24:0012:00+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:0012:00+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:481:48+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMgood
Udvega27:353:35+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:225:22+1 AM–31:097:09+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09+1 AM

07:087:08 AM sunrise16:524:52 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 15:343:34 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:5412:54+1 AM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 22:3510:35 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 15:343:34 PM
Kaulavauntil 26:232:23+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:393:39 PM–16:524:52 PM
Pradoṣa 16:524:52 PM–18:476:47 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:524:52 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2412:24+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī15:343:34 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:54 00:5412:54 AM MonŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa22:3510:35 PMVajra
KaraṇaBālava15:343:34 PMKaulava
VāraRavivāra31:09 07:097:09 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 830
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:0411:04 AM
Moonset
21:419:41 PM

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
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
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:262:26 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:524:52 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:153:15 PM16:444:44 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:343:34 PM16:134:13 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:393:39 PM16:524:52 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:524:52 PM18:476:47 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
Niśīthamidnight23:3611:36 PM24:2412:24+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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