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Monday 25 December 2017 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Pauṣa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 04:254:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:135:13 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:357:35 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:559:55 AM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

12:1812:18 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:1812:18 PM
At noon, 12:1812:18 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 76° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 38% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 76° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:385:38 AM–06:376:37 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:357:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:015:01 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:015:01 PM–18:296:29 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:117:11 PM–20:538:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:029:02 AM–10:4310:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:0711:07 AM–12:1812:18 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3712:37 PM–13:151:15 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:291:29 PM–14:402:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:302:30 PM–15:083:08 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

Amṛta07:357:35 AM–08:468:46 AMgood
Kāla08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AMavoid
Śubha09:579:57 AM–11:0711:07 AMgood
Roga11:0711:07 AM–12:1812:18 PMavoid
Udvega12:1812:18 PM–13:291:29 PMavoid
Cara13:291:29 PM–14:402:40 PMneutral
Lābha14:402:40 PM–15:513:51 PMgood
Amṛta15:513:51 PM–17:015:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:015:01 PM–18:516:51 PMneutral
Roga18:516:51 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid
Kāla20:408:40 PM–22:2910:29 PMavoid
Lābha22:2910:29 PM–24:1812:18 AM+1good
Udvega24:1812:18 AM+1–26:082:08 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:082:08 AM+1–27:573:57 AM+1good
Amṛta27:573:57 AM+1–29:465:46 AM+1good
Cara29:465:46 AM+1–31:357:35 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:357:35 AM sunrise17:015:01 PM sunsetsunrise 31:357:35 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 29:135:13 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 27:393:39 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 09:559:55 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:554:55 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:135:13 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:468:46 AM–09:579:57 AM
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Pradoṣa 17:015:01 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:5411:54 PM–24:4212:42 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 09:579:57 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4212:42 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī29:13 05:135:13 AM TueAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā27:39 03:393:39 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi09:559:55 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaGara16:554:55 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra31:35 07:357:35 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 647
Day length
9 h 26 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:5211:52 AM
Moonset
23:3011:30 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:385:38 AM07:357:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:385:38 AM06:376:37 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:357:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:357:35 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:468:46 AM09:579:57 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:029:02 AM10:4310:43 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:0711:07 AM12:1812:18 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5411:54 AM12:4212:42 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3712:37 PM13:151:15 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:151:15 PM15:083:08 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:291:29 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:302:30 PM15:083:08 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:083:08 PM17:015:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:015:01 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:015:01 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:015:01 PM18:296:29 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:117:11 PM20:538:53 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5411:54 PM24:4212:42 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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