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Thursday 16 March 1978 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Phālguna Śukla Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 11:0011:00 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:101:10 PM.

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

08:248:24 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:2712:27 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2712:27 PM
At noon, 12:2712:27 PM, the Sun is in Pūrva Bhādrapadā and the Moon 84° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 84° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:534:53 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:0312:03 PM–12:5112:51 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:272:27 PM–15:143:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:256:25 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:256:25 PM–19:377:37 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:241:24 AM+1–27:123:12 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:296:29 AM–07:597:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:289:28 AM–10:5810:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2810:28 AM–11:1611:16 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:402:40 PM–16:274:27 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:143:14 PM–16:024:02 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

Śubha06:296:29 AM–07:597:59 AMgood
Roga07:597:59 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Udvega09:289:28 AM–10:5810:58 AMavoid
Cara10:5810:58 AM–12:2712:27 PMneutral
Lābha12:2712:27 PM–13:571:57 PMgood
Amṛta13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Kāla15:263:26 PM–16:564:56 PMavoid
Śubha16:564:56 PM–18:256:25 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:256:25 PM–19:557:55 PMgood
Cara19:557:55 PM–21:269:26 PMneutral
Roga21:269:26 PM–22:5610:56 PMavoid
Kāla22:5610:56 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2712:27 AM+1–25:571:57 AM+1good
Udvega25:571:57 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:273:27 AM+1–28:584:58 AM+1good
Amṛta28:584:58 AM+1–30:286:28 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:286:28 AM+1

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:256:25 PM sunsetsunrise 30:286:28 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 13:101:10 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:248:24 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 11:4611:46 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:101:10 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:212:21 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:0312:03 PM–12:5112:51 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:571:57 PM–15:263:26 PM
Pradoṣa 18:256:25 PM–20:028:02 PM
Niśītha 24:0312:03 AM+1–24:5112:51 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5112:51 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:263:26 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 11 h 56 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:028:02 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5112:51 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī13:101:10 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:248:24 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaPrīti11:4611:46 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaVaṇija13:101:10 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:28 06:286:28 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 118
Day length
11 h 56 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
10:5710:57 AM
Moonset
25:221:22 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:534:53 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:534:53 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:296:29 AM07:597:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:5810:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2810:28 AM11:1611:16 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
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
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:391:39 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:571:57 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:272:27 PM15:143:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:402:40 PM16:274:27 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:143:14 PM16:024:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM18:256:25 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:256:25 PM20:028:02 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:256:25 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:256:25 PM19:377:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0312:03 AM+124:5112:51 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:241:24 AM+127:123:12 AM+1sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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