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Tuesday 17 March 1959 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 07:597:59 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1410:14 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1410:14 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 57 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 85° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 85° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:153:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:506:50 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:387:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:428:42 PM–22:2810:28 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:528:52 AM–09:409:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–10:5810:58 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0910:09 AM–11:5511:55 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:263:26 PM–16:564:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1411:14 PM–24:0212:02 AM+1an 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

Roga06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMavoid
Udvega07:587:58 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–10:5810:58 AMneutral
Lābha10:5810:58 AM–12:2712:27 PMgood
Amṛta12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Kāla13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMavoid
Śubha15:263:26 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Roga16:564:56 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:266:26 PM–19:567:56 PMavoid
Lābha19:567:56 PM–21:269:26 PMgood
Udvega21:269:26 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Śubha22:5610:56 PM–24:2612:26 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2612:26 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1good
Cara25:571:57 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1neutral
Roga27:273:27 AM+1–28:574:57 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:574:57 AM+1–30:276:27 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:276:27 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 10:1410:14 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mṛgaśirāuntil 30:236:23 AM+1
Ārdrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 30:276:27 AM+1
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:1410:14 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:1011:10 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:263:26 PM–16:564:56 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:0212:02 AM+1–24:5012:50 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. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:564:56 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 57 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5012:50 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. ĀrdrāNakṣatra: Mṛgaśirā ends.
  11. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī10:1410:14 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraMṛgaśirā30:23 06:236:23 AM WedĀrdrā
YogaĀyuṣmān30:27 06:276:27 AM WedSaubhāgya
KaraṇaVaṇija10:1410:14 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:27 06:276:27 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2015
Śaka
1880
Kali
5059
Ahargaṇa
1 848 179
Day length
11 h 57 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
11:0211:02 AM
Moonset
25:291:29 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:1511:15 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:528:52 AM09:409:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:5810:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0910:09 AM11:5511:55 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:0312:03 PM12:5112:51 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2712:27 PM13:571:57 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:153:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:263:26 PM16:564:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:506:50 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:387:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:428:42 PM22:2810:28 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1411:14 PM24:0212:02 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:0212:02 AM+124:5012:50 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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