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Friday 23 January 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Māgha Śukla Pañcamī

Śukravāra. Pañcamī began at 04:594:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:174:17+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śrī Pañcamī

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

AlsoVasanta Pañcamī determinate

At sunrise

08:218:21 AM

Pañcamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:414:41 PM

Bava gives way to Bālava.

Noon

13:251:25 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:251:25 PM
At noon, 13:251:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 52° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 19% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 52° falls in Śukla Pañcamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:306:30 AM–07:267:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:586:58 AM–08:218:21 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:019:01 AM–10:3810:38 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit13:051:05 PM–13:451:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:063:06 PM–15:473:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:286:28 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:286:28 PM–19:527:52 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika09:379:37 AM–10:5310:53 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2310:23 AM–11:0311:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:251:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:451:45 PM–14:262:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:573:57 PM–17:135:13 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:322:32+1 AM–28:074:07+1 AMa 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

Cara08:218:21 AM–09:379:37 AMneutral
Lābha09:379:37 AM–10:5310:53 AMgood
Amṛta10:5310:53 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Śubha13:251:25 PM–14:412:41 PMgood
Roga14:412:41 PM–15:573:57 PMavoid
Udvega15:573:57 PM–17:135:13 PMavoid
Cara17:135:13 PM–18:286:28 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:286:28 PM–20:128:12 PMavoid
Kāla20:128:12 PM–21:569:56 PMavoid
Lābha21:569:56 PM–23:4111:41 PMgood
Udvega23:4111:41 PM–25:251:25+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:251:25+1 AM–27:093:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:093:09+1 AM–28:534:53+1 AMgood
Cara28:534:53+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMneutral
Roga30:376:37+1 AM–32:218:21+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:218:21 AM to 32:218:21+1 AM

08:218:21 AM sunrise18:286:28 PM sunsetsunrise 32:218:21+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Pañcamīuntil 28:174:17+1 AM
Ṣaṣṭhīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 17:035:03 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 18:296:29 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:414:41 PM
Bālavauntil 28:174:17+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0912:09 PM–13:251:25 PM
Abhijit 13:051:05 PM–13:451:45 PM
Pradoṣa 18:286:28 PM–20:198:19 PM
Niśītha 25:011:01+1 AM–25:491:49+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. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:251:25 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:451:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 07 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:198:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:491:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ṢaṣṭhīTithi: Pañcamī ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pañcamī28:17 04:174:17 AM SatṢaṣṭhī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā17:035:03 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaParigha18:296:29 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBava16:414:41 PMBālava
VāraŚukravāra32:21 08:218:21 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2082
Śaka
1947
Kali
5126
Ahargaṇa
1 872 598
Day length
10 h 07 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:4510:45 AM
Moonset
23:0611:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:306:30 AM08:218:21 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:306:30 AM07:267:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:586:58 AM08:218:21 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:218:21 AM10:2310:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:019:01 AM10:3810:38 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:379:37 AM10:5310:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2310:23 AM12:2412:24 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2310:23 AM11:0311:03 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday13:011:01 PM13:491:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:051:05 PM13:451:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:451:45 PM14:262:26 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:262:26 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:063:06 PM15:473:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:573:57 PM17:135:13 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM18:286:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:286:28 PM20:198:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:286:28 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:286:28 PM19:527:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:011:01+1 AM25:491:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:322:32+1 AM28:074:07+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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