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Sunday 15 December 1996 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Ravivāra. Pañcamī began at 13:261:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4410:44 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

08:188:18 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4410:44 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

13:081:08 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:081:08 PM
At noon, 13:081:08 PM, 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 muhūrta06:236:23 AM–07:217:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:526:52 AM–08:188:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4912:49 PM–13:271:27 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5612:56 PM–14:242:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:585:58 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:585:58 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:081:08 PM–14:212:21 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:333:33 PM–16:464:46 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:414:41 PM–17:195:19 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:464:46 PM–17:585:58 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:175:17 AM+1–30:476:47 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Udvega08:188:18 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Cara09:319:31 AM–10:4310:43 AMneutral
Lābha10:4310:43 AM–11:5611:56 AMgood
Amṛta11:5611:56 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Kāla13:081:08 PM–14:212:21 PMavoid
Śubha14:212:21 PM–15:333:33 PMgood
Roga15:333:33 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid
Udvega16:464:46 PM–17:585:58 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:585:58 PM–19:467:46 PMgood
Amṛta19:467:46 PM–21:339:33 PMgood
Cara21:339:33 PM–23:2111:21 PMneutral
Roga23:2111:21 PM–25:081:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:081:08 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:562:56 AM+1–28:444:44 AM+1good
Udvega28:444:44 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1avoid
Śubha30:316:31 AM+1–32:198:19 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:188:18 AM to 32:198:19 AM+1

08:188:18 AM sunrise17:585:58 PM sunsetsunrise 32:198:19 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 10:4410:44 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 22:3210:32 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 22:2310:23 PM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:4410:44 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:309:30 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4912:49 PM–13:271:27 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:464:46 PM–17:585:58 PM
Pradoṣa 17:585:58 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:4412:44 AM+1–25:321:32 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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:271:27 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:585:58 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  9. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  10. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:321:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī10:4410:44 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā22:3210:32 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaHarṣaṇa22:2310:23 PMVajra
KaraṇaBālava10:4410:44 AMKaulava
VāraRavivāra32:19 08:198:19 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 967
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
11:5211:52 AM
Moonset
23:1411:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:236:23 AM08:188:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:236:23 AM07:217:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:526:52 AM08:188:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:188:18 AM10:1410:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1410:14 AM12:1012:10 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4412:44 PM13:321:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4912:49 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5612:56 PM14:242:24 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:081:08 PM14:212:21 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:333:33 PM16:464:46 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM17:585:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:414:41 PM17:195:19 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:464:46 PM17:585:58 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:585:58 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:585:58 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:585:58 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4412:44 AM+125:321:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:175:17 AM+130:476:47 AM+1sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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