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Tuesday 23 April 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 09:009:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5210:52 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5210:52 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

13:111:11 PM

The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 25 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:111:11 PM
At noon, 13:111:11 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 61° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 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 muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4512:45 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:263:26 PM–16:194:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:547:54 PM–20:158:15 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:547:54 PM–20:578:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:568:56 PM–22:4310:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:109:10 AM–10:0410:04 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:509:50 AM–11:3111:31 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:522:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:422:42 PM–16:294:29 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla16:334:33 PM–18:136:13 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta24:0812:08+1 AM–24:5012:50+1 AMan 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

Roga06:296:29 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Udvega08:108:10 AM–09:509:50 AMavoid
Cara09:509:50 AM–11:3111:31 AMneutral
Lābha11:3111:31 AM–13:121:12 PMgood
Amṛta13:121:12 PM–14:522:52 PMgood
Kāla14:522:52 PM–16:334:33 PMavoid
Śubha16:334:33 PM–18:136:13 PMgood
Roga18:136:13 PM–19:547:54 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:547:54 PM–21:139:13 PMavoid
Lābha21:139:13 PM–22:3210:32 PMgood
Udvega22:3210:32 PM–23:5211:52 PMavoid
Śubha23:5211:52 PM–25:111:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:111:11+1 AM–26:302:30+1 AMgood
Cara26:302:30+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMneutral
Roga27:493:49+1 AM–29:095:09+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:095:09+1 AM–30:286:28+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:286:28+1 AM

06:296:29 AM sunrise19:547:54 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:5210:52 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 12:5812:58 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:5210:52 AM
Kaulavauntil 23:5711:57 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4512:45 PM–13:381:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:334:33 PM–18:136:13 PM
Pradoṣa 19:547:54 PM–21:189:18 PM
Niśītha 24:4712:47+1 AM–25:351:35+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. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:136:13 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 25 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:189:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:351:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī10:5210:52 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀrdrāpast sunrisePunarvasu
YogaAtigaṇḍa12:5812:58 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaBālava10:5210:52 AMKaulava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:28 06:286:28 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 731
Day length
13 h 25 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:2510:25 AM
Moonset
24:4112:41+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:5111:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:109:10 AM10:0410:04 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:509:50 AM11:3111:31 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:522:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:322:32 PM17:135:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:422:42 PM16:294:29 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:263:26 PM16:194:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:334:33 PM18:136:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:135:13 PM19:547:54 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:547:54 PM21:189:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:547:54 PM20:158:15 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:547:54 PM20:578:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:568:56 PM22:4310:43 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta24:0812:08+1 AM24:5012:50+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4712:47+1 AM25:351:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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