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Thursday 24 December 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Guruvāra. Pañcamī began at 09:399:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:249:24 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:238:23 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:249:24 AM

Pañcamī gives way to Ṣaṣṭhī.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 62° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 26% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 62° falls in Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:257:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:576:57 AM–08:238:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5312:53 PM–13:321:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2611:26 PM–25:021:02 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:238:23 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4810:48 AM–12:0012:00 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3611:36 AM–12:1412:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:511:51 PM–15:273:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:252:25 PM–15:373:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:273:27 PM–16:064:06 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

Śubha08:238:23 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Roga09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Udvega10:4810:48 AM–12:0012:00 PMavoid
Cara12:0012:00 PM–13:121:12 PMneutral
Lābha13:121:12 PM–14:252:25 PMgood
Amṛta14:252:25 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Kāla15:373:37 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid
Śubha16:494:49 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:497:49 PMgood
Cara19:497:49 PM–21:379:37 PMneutral
Roga21:379:37 PM–23:2511:25 PMavoid
Kāla23:2511:25 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Lābha25:131:13 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1good
Udvega27:003:00 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1avoid
Śubha28:484:48 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1good
Amṛta30:366:36 AM+1–32:238:23 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:238:23 AM to 32:238:23 AM+1

08:238:23 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 32:238:23 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 09:249:24 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 30:386:38 AM+1
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 15:313:31 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 09:249:24 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:069:06 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:5312:53 PM–13:321:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:252:25 PM–15:373:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 24:4912:49 AM+1–25:371:37 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  3. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:321:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:373:37 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:371:37 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī09:249:24 AMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā30:38 06:386:38 AM FriPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra15:313:31 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaBālava09:249:24 AMKaulava
VāraGuruvāra32:23 08:238:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 706
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:0212:02 PM
Moonset
23:1811:18 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:286:28 AM08:238:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:286:28 AM07:257:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:576:57 AM08:238:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:238:23 AM10:1910:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:238:23 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1910:19 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:0012:00 PMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:1412:14 PM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:511:51 PM15:273:27 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:102:10 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:252:25 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:273:27 PM16:064:06 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2611:26 PM25:021:02 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4912:49 AM+125:371:37 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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