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Friday 1 December 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 15:053:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:505:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nāga Pañcamī (Mārgaśīrṣa)

Pañcamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:078:07 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:089:08 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

13:021:02 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:021:02 PM
At noon, 13:021:02 PM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 58° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 23% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 58° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:146:14 AM–07:107:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:426:42 AM–08:078:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4212:42 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:203:20 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 kāla21:429:42 PM–23:3111:31 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika09:219:21 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0510:05 AM–10:4410:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:5110:51 AM–12:3912:39 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:021:02 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:221:22 PM–14:012:01 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:293:29 PM–16:434:43 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara08:078:07 AM–09:219:21 AMneutral
Lābha09:219:21 AM–10:3410:34 AMgood
Amṛta10:3410:34 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:021:02 PMavoid
Śubha13:021:02 PM–14:162:16 PMgood
Roga14:162:16 PM–15:293:29 PMavoid
Udvega15:293:29 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid
Cara16:434:43 PM–17:575:57 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:575:57 PM–19:437:43 PMavoid
Kāla19:437:43 PM–21:309:30 PMavoid
Lābha21:309:30 PM–23:1611:16 PMgood
Udvega23:1611:16 PM–25:021:02+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:021:02+1 AM–26:492:49+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:492:49+1 AM–28:354:35+1 AMgood
Cara28:354:35+1 AM–30:216:21+1 AMneutral
Roga30:216:21+1 AM–32:088:08+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:078:07 AM to 32:088:08+1 AM

08:078:07 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:088:08+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 17:505:50 PM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 09:089:08 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 17:505:50 PM
Kaulavauntil 31:127:12+1 AM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4811:48 AM–13:021:02 PM
Abhijit 12:4212:42 PM–13:221:22 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:3812:38+1 AM–25:261:26+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:021:02 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  6. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:261:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  11. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī17:505:50 PMṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraŚravaṇapast sunriseDhaniṣṭhā
YogaVṛddhi09:089:08 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBālava17:505:50 PMKaulava
VāraŚukravāra32:08 08:088:08 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 414
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
12:1712:17 PM
Moonset
22:2710:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:146:14 AM08:078:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:146:14 AM07:107:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:426:42 AM08:078:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:078:07 AM10:0510:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:219:21 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0510:05 AM12:0312:03 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0510:05 AM10:4410:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:5110:51 AM12:3912:39 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:021:02 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:3812:38 PM13:261:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:221:22 PM14:012:01 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:012:01 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:293:29 PM16:434:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:507:50 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
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:429:42 PM23:3111:31 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3812:38+1 AM25:261:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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