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December 1993 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 20 December 1993 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 15:173:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:165:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

07:337:33 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:025:02 PM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

12:1612:16 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1612:16 PM
At noon, 12:1612:16 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 82° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 82° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:365:36 AM–06:346:34 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:056:05 AM–07:337:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5711:57 AM–12:3512:35 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:282:28 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:285:28 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:385:38 PM–19:247:24 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0511:05 AM–12:1612:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3512:35 PM–13:121:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:282:28 PM–15:053:05 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

Amṛta07:337:33 AM–08:438:43 AMgood
Kāla08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AMavoid
Śubha09:549:54 AM–11:0511:05 AMgood
Roga11:0511:05 AM–12:1612:16 PMavoid
Udvega12:1612:16 PM–13:261:26 PMavoid
Cara13:261:26 PM–14:372:37 PMneutral
Lābha14:372:37 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Amṛta15:483:48 PM–16:594:59 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:594:59 PM–18:486:48 PMneutral
Roga18:486:48 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Kāla20:378:37 PM–22:2710:27 PMavoid
Lābha22:2710:27 PM–24:1612:16 AM+1good
Udvega24:1612:16 AM+1–26:052:05 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:052:05 AM+1–27:553:55 AM+1good
Amṛta27:553:55 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1good
Cara29:445:44 AM+1–31:337:33 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:337:33 AM to 31:337:33 AM+1

07:337:33 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 31:337:33 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 17:165:16 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 26:302:30 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 17:025:02 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 17:165:16 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 30:266:26 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:438:43 AM–09:549:54 AM
Abhijit 11:5711:57 AM–12:3512:35 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:5211:52 PM–24:4012:40 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 09:549:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3512:35 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  7. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:4012:40 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī17:165:16 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā26:30 02:302:30 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi17:025:02 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija17:165:16 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:33 07:337:33 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2050
Śaka
1915
Kali
5094
Ahargaṇa
1 860 876
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:3811:38 AM
Moonset
24:0612:06 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:365:36 AM07:337:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:365:36 AM06:346:34 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:056:05 AM07:337:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:337:33 AM09:269:26 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:438:43 AM09:549:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:269:26 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0511:05 AM12:1612:16 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5211:52 AM12:4012:40 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5711:57 AM12:3512:35 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3512:35 PM13:121:12 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:053:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:261:26 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:282:28 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:282:28 PM15:053:05 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:053:05 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:285:28 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:385:38 PM19:247:24 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5211:52 PM24:4012:40 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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