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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 15 January 1997 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 18:046:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:344:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:367:36 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:154:15 PM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

12:2812:28 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2812:28 PM
At noon, 12:2812:28 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 82° ahead of it, in Revatī, 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 muhūrta05:415:41 AM–06:396:39 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:106:10 AM–07:367:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:442:44 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:485:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1810:18 PM–23:5111:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–12:4712:47 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2812:28 PM–13:411:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5812:58 PM–14:312:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha07:367:36 AM–08:498:49 AMgood
Amṛta08:498:49 AM–10:0210:02 AMgood
Kāla10:0210:02 AM–11:1511:15 AMavoid
Śubha11:1511:15 AM–12:2812:28 PMgood
Roga12:2812:28 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Udvega13:411:41 PM–14:542:54 PMavoid
Cara14:542:54 PM–16:074:07 PMneutral
Lābha16:074:07 PM–17:205:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:205:20 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid
Śubha19:077:07 PM–20:548:54 PMgood
Amṛta20:548:54 PM–22:4110:41 PMgood
Cara22:4110:41 PM–24:2812:28 AM+1neutral
Roga24:2812:28 AM+1–26:142:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:142:14 AM+1–28:014:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:014:01 AM+1–29:485:48 AM+1good
Udvega29:485:48 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:367:36 AM to 31:357:35 AM+1

07:367:36 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 16:344:34 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:3812:38 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 16:154:15 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:344:34 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:024:02 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2812:28 PM–13:411:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 24:0412:04 AM+1–24:5212:52 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:411:41 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5212:52 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī16:344:34 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraRevatī24:38 00:3812:38 AM ThuAśvinī
YogaŚiva16:154:15 PMSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija16:344:34 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 998
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:2711:27 AM
Moonset
24:3012:30 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:415:41 AM07:367:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:415:41 AM06:396:39 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:106:10 AM07:367:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:367:36 AM09:329:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:0210:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:329:32 AM11:2911:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:2812:28 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0412:04 PM12:5212:52 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4712:47 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2812:28 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5812:58 PM14:312:31 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:261:26 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:442:44 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:205:20 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:205:20 PM17:485:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:205:20 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1810:18 PM23:5111:51 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0412:04 AM+124:5212:52 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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