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May 1957 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Jyeṣṭha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 6 May 1957 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 01:411:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3611:36 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

05:165:16 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:059:05 AM

Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 59 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 78° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 39% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 78° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:553:55 AM–04:364:36 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:154:15 AM–05:165:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4711:47 AM–12:4312:43 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:352:35 PM–15:313:31 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:435:43 PM–19:147:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli19:147:14 PM–19:347:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:147:14 PM–20:148:14 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:017:01 AM–08:458:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:398:39 AM–10:1010:10 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3010:30 AM–12:1512:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4312:43 PM–13:391:39 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:002:00 PM–15:453:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:313:31 PM–16:274:27 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

Amṛta05:165:16 AM–07:017:01 AMgood
Kāla07:017:01 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Śubha08:458:45 AM–10:3010:30 AMgood
Roga10:3010:30 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Udvega12:1512:15 PM–14:002:00 PMavoid
Cara14:002:00 PM–15:453:45 PMneutral
Lābha15:453:45 PM–17:305:30 PMgood
Amṛta17:305:30 PM–19:147:14 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:147:14 PM–20:298:29 PMneutral
Roga20:298:29 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Kāla21:449:44 PM–22:5910:59 PMavoid
Lābha22:5910:59 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Udvega24:1412:14 AM+1–25:301:30 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:301:30 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1good
Amṛta26:452:45 AM+1–28:004:00 AM+1good
Cara28:004:00 AM+1–29:155:15 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:165:16 AM to 29:155:15 AM+1

05:165:16 AM sunrise19:147:14 PM sunsetsunrise 29:155:15 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 23:3611:36 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 23:4611:46 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 09:059:05 AM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:4012:40 PM
Vaṇijauntil 23:3611:36 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:017:01 AM–08:458:45 AM
Abhijit 11:4711:47 AM–12:4312:43 PM
Pradoṣa 19:147:14 PM–20:348:34 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:458:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4312:43 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 59 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:348:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī23:3611:36 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPuṣya23:4611:46 PMĀśleṣā
YogaŚūla09:059:05 AMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara12:4012:40 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra29:15 05:155:15 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 499
Day length
13 h 59 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:5110:51 AM
Moonset
24:4612:46 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:553:55 AM05:165:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:553:55 AM04:364:36 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:154:15 AM05:165:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:165:16 AM08:038:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:017:01 AM08:458:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:038:03 AM10:5110:51 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:398:39 AM10:1010:10 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3010:30 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4711:47 AM12:4312:43 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:391:39 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:274:27 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:002:00 PM15:453:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:352:35 PM15:313:31 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:313:31 PM16:274:27 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:274:27 PM19:147:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:435:43 PM19:147:14 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:147:14 PM20:348:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:147:14 PM19:347:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:147:14 PM20:148:14 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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