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Tuesday 8 December 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī

Maṅgalavāra. Pañcamī began at 12:5712:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0912:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:138:13 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0912:09 PM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

13:051:05 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:051:05 PM
At noon, 13:051:05 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 240° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 75% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 240° falls in Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:186:18 AM–07:157:15 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:476:47 AM–08:138:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4512:45 PM–13:241:24 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:422:42 PM–15:213:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:121:12 AM+1–26:502:50 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta10:0910:09 AM–10:4810:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3910:39 AM–11:5211:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika13:051:05 PM–14:182:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:283:28 PM–17:065:06 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:313:31 PM–16:444:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:3911:39 PM–24:3612:36 AM+1an 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

Roga08:138:13 AM–09:269:26 AMavoid
Udvega09:269:26 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Cara10:3910:39 AM–11:5211:52 AMneutral
Lābha11:5211:52 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Amṛta13:051:05 PM–14:182:18 PMgood
Kāla14:182:18 PM–15:313:31 PMavoid
Śubha15:313:31 PM–16:444:44 PMgood
Roga16:444:44 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:575:57 PM–19:447:44 PMavoid
Lābha19:447:44 PM–21:319:31 PMgood
Udvega21:319:31 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Śubha23:1811:18 PM–25:051:05 AM+1good
Amṛta25:051:05 AM+1–26:522:52 AM+1good
Cara26:522:52 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1neutral
Roga28:394:39 AM+1–30:266:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:266:26 AM+1–32:138:13 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:138:13 AM to 32:138:13 AM+1

08:138:13 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:138:13 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 12:0912:09 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 26:502:50 AM+1
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 16:374:37 PM
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Taitilauntil 12:0912:09 PM
Garauntil 24:0512:05 AM+1
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4512:45 PM–13:241:24 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:313:31 PM–16:444:44 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:517:51 PM
Niśītha 24:4112:41 AM+1–25:291:29 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. GaraKaraṇa: Taitila ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:241:24 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:444:44 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:517:51 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:291:29 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Pañcamī12:0912:09 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā26:50 02:502:50 AM WedMaghā
YogaIndra16:374:37 PMVaidhṛti
KaraṇaTaitila12:0912:09 PMGara
VāraMaṅgalavāra32:13 08:138:13 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 690
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
23:0011:00 PM
Moonset
12:0312:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:186:18 AM08:138:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:186:18 AM07:157:15 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:476:47 AM08:138:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:138:13 AM10:0910:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0910:09 AM12:0612:06 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0910:09 AM10:4810:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM11:5211:52 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4112:41 PM13:291:29 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4512:45 PM13:241:24 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:051:05 PM14:182:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:032:03 PM16:004:00 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:422:42 PM15:213:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:283:28 PM17:065:06 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:313:31 PM16:444:44 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:004:00 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:517:51 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:3911:39 PM24:3612:36 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:4112:41 AM+125:291:29 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:121:12 AM+126:502:50 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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