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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 13 January 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Somavāra. Pañcamī began at 22:5010:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:118:11 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:279:27 AM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 53 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 56° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 22% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 56° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:297:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:017:01 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:021:02 PM–13:421:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:013:01 PM–15:403:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:186:18 PM–18:466:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:186:18 PM–19:437:43 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:097:09 PM–20:388:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1610:16 AM–11:4511:45 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0812:08 PM–13:221:22 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:421:42 PM–14:212:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:362:36 PM–15:503:50 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:403:40 PM–16:204:20 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

Amṛta08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Kāla09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMavoid
Śubha10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMgood
Roga12:0812:08 PM–13:221:22 PMavoid
Udvega13:221:22 PM–14:362:36 PMavoid
Cara14:362:36 PM–15:503:50 PMneutral
Lābha15:503:50 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Amṛta17:045:04 PM–18:186:18 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:186:18 PM–20:048:04 PMneutral
Roga20:048:04 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Kāla21:509:50 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Lābha23:3611:36 PM–25:221:22 AM+1good
Udvega25:221:22 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:083:08 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1good
Amṛta28:534:53 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1good
Cara30:396:39 AM+1–32:258:25 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:258:25 AM+1

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:186:18 PM sunsetsunrise 32:258:25 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 20:118:11 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 26:332:33 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Varīyānuntil 21:379:37 PM
Parighapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:279:27 AM
Bālavauntil 20:118:11 PM
Kaulavauntil 31:037:03 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AM
Abhijit 13:021:02 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 18:186:18 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58 AM+1–25:461:46 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. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:5410:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:421:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 53 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. ParighaYoga: Varīyān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  13. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī20:118:11 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā26:33 02:332:33 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVarīyān21:379:37 PMParigha
KaraṇaBava09:279:27 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra32:25 08:258:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 996
Day length
9 h 53 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:1011:10 AM
Moonset
23:1511:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:297:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:017:01 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1610:16 AM11:4511:45 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2212:22 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5812:58 PM13:461:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:021:02 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:421:42 PM14:212:21 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:212:21 PM16:204:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:362:36 PM15:503:50 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:013:01 PM15:403:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:403:40 PM16:204:20 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:204:20 PM18:186:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:186:18 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:186:18 PM18:466:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:186:18 PM19:437:43 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:097:09 PM20:388:38 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58 AM+125:461:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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