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Tuesday 17 April 1956 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Caitra Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 22:4410:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:328:32 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:405:40 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:386:38 AM

Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 79° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 41% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 79° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:144:14 AM–04:574:57 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:405:40 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5211:52 AM–12:4512:45 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:312:31 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:566:56 PM–19:187:18 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:566:56 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:572:57 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:129:12 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:598:59 AM–10:3910:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:373:37 PM–17:175:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:555:55 PM–19:257:25 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:1311:13 PM–23:5611:56 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

Roga05:405:40 AM–07:197:19 AMavoid
Udvega07:197:19 AM–08:598:59 AMavoid
Cara08:598:59 AM–10:3910:39 AMneutral
Lābha10:3910:39 AM–12:1812:18 PMgood
Amṛta12:1812:18 PM–13:581:58 PMgood
Kāla13:581:58 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Śubha15:373:37 PM–17:175:17 PMgood
Roga17:175:17 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:566:56 PM–20:178:17 PMavoid
Lābha20:178:17 PM–21:379:37 PMgood
Udvega21:379:37 PM–22:5710:57 PMavoid
Śubha22:5710:57 PM–24:1712:17 AM+1good
Amṛta24:1712:17 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1good
Cara25:381:38 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1neutral
Roga26:582:58 AM+1–28:184:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:184:18 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:405:40 AM to 29:385:38 AM+1

05:405:40 AM sunrise18:566:56 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 20:328:32 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 06:386:38 AM
Punarvasuuntil 29:125:12 AM+1
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Sukarmāuntil 21:589:58 PM
Dhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:389:38 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:328:32 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5211:52 AM–12:4512:45 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:373:37 PM–17:175:17 PM
Pradoṣa 18:566:56 PM–20:228:22 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41 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. SunriseSaptamī holds. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4512:45 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:175:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 17 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. DhṛtiYoga: Sukarmā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  13. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī20:328:32 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā06:386:38 AMPunarvasu
YogaSukarmā21:589:58 PMDhṛti
KaraṇaGara09:389:38 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:38 05:385:38 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 115
Day length
13 h 17 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:4010:40 AM
Moonset
25:141:14 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:144:14 AM05:405:40 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:144:14 AM04:574:57 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:405:40 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:405:40 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:129:12 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5211:52 AM12:4512:45 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1812:18 PM13:581:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:381:38 PM16:174:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:312:31 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:373:37 PM17:175:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:174:17 PM18:566:56 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:555:55 PM19:257:25 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:566:56 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:566:56 PM19:187:18 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:566:56 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1311:13 PM23:5611:56 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:572:57 AM+128:274:27 AM+1sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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