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

Wednesday 15 January 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

Pauṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 10:0410:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:348:34 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:158:15 AM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 63° above S. Day length 11 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonAccra12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 86° ahead of it, in Revatī, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 86° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:384:38 AM–05:275:27 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:025:02 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:182:18 PM–15:513:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:056:05 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:056:05 PM–19:187:18 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:447:44 AM–09:139:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4210:42 AM–12:1012:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4711:47 AM–12:3412:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:391:39 PMRāhu’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

Lābha06:156:15 AM–07:447:44 AMgood
Amṛta07:447:44 AM–09:139:13 AMgood
Kāla09:139:13 AM–10:4210:42 AMavoid
Śubha10:4210:42 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Roga12:1012:10 PM–13:391:39 PMavoid
Udvega13:391:39 PM–15:083:08 PMavoid
Cara15:083:08 PM–16:364:36 PMneutral
Lābha16:364:36 PM–18:056:05 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:056:05 PM–19:367:36 PMavoid
Śubha19:367:36 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Amṛta21:089:08 PM–22:3910:39 PMgood
Cara22:3910:39 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1012:10+1 AM–25:421:42+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:421:42+1 AM–27:133:13+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:133:13+1 AM–28:444:44+1 AMgood
Udvega28:444:44+1 AM–30:166:16+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16+1 AM

06:156:15 AM sunrise18:056:05 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 08:348:34 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 16:384:38 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 08:158:15 AM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:348:34 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:028:02 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1012:10 PM–13:391:39 PM
Pradoṣa 18:056:05 PM–19:437:43 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34+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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:391:39 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:437:43 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī08:348:34 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraRevatī16:384:38 PMAśvinī
YogaŚiva08:158:15 AMSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija08:348:34 AMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 998
Day length
11 h 50 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:4011:40 AM
Moonset
24:0812:08+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:384:38 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:384:38 AM05:275:27 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:025:02 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:378:37 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:447:44 AM09:139:13 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:378:37 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:3412:34 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:391:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:211:21 PM15:433:43 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:182:18 PM15:513:51 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:433:43 PM18:056:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:056:05 PM19:437:43 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:056:05 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:056:05 PM19:187:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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