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Thursday 17 December 1981 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 01:381:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:321:32 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:317:31 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:291:29 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 257° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 61% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 257° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:336:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM–07:317:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:491:49 PM–14:262:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:275:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:038:03 PM–21:419:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:317:31 AM–08:428:42 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1510:15 AM–11:5311:53 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:4010:40 AM–11:1711:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:262:26 PM–15:043:04 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

Śubha07:317:31 AM–08:428:42 AMgood
Roga08:428:42 AM–09:529:52 AMavoid
Udvega09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Cara11:0311:03 AM–12:1412:14 PMneutral
Lābha12:1412:14 PM–13:251:25 PMgood
Amṛta13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Kāla14:362:36 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Śubha15:473:47 PM–16:574:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:574:57 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Cara18:476:47 PM–20:368:36 PMneutral
Roga20:368:36 PM–22:2510:25 PMavoid
Kāla22:2510:25 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:1412:14 AM+1–26:042:04 AM+1good
Udvega26:042:04 AM+1–27:533:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:533:53 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1good
Amṛta29:425:42 AM+1–31:317:31 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:317:31 AM to 31:317:31 AM+1

07:317:31 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 25:321:32 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 26:362:36 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 22:5310:53 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:291:29 PM
Bavauntil 25:321:32 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3312:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:251:25 PM–14:362:36 PM
Pradoṣa 16:574:57 PM–18:546:54 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3312:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:362:36 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī25:32 01:321:32 AM FriAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī26:36 02:362:36 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti22:5310:53 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:291:29 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:31 07:317:31 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2038
Śaka
1903
Kali
5082
Ahargaṇa
1 856 490
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:3311:33 PM
Moonset
12:0912:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:317:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:336:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:036:03 AM07:317:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:317:31 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:317:31 AM08:428:42 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:249:24 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:529:52 AM11:0311:03 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1510:15 AM11:5311:53 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4010:40 AM11:1711:17 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3312:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:111:11 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:251:25 PM14:362:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:491:49 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:262:26 PM15:043:04 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:043:04 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:574:57 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:574:57 PM17:275:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:574:57 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:038:03 PM21:419:41 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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