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Wednesday 16 December 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 23:5011:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:161:16 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

07:307:30 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3812:38 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

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 Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 78° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 39% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 78° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:326:32 AM
  • Amṛta kāla08:428:42 AM–10:2710:27 AM
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:262:26 PM
  • Godhūli16:574:57 PM–17:265:26 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:418:41 AM–09:529:52 AM
  • Gulika11:0311:03 AM–12:1412:14 PM
  • Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM–12:3212:32 PM
  • Rāhu kāla12:1412:14 PM–13:241:24 PM
  • Varjya23:2011:20 PM–25:021:02 AM+1

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

Lābha07:307:30 AM–08:418:41 AMgood
Amṛta08:418:41 AM–09:529:52 AMgood
Kāla09:529:52 AM–11:0311:03 AMavoid
Śubha11:0311:03 AM–12:1412:14 PMgood
Roga12:1412:14 PM–13:241:24 PMavoid
Udvega13:241:24 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–15:463:46 PMneutral
Lābha15:463:46 PM–16:574:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:574:57 PM–18:466:46 PMavoid
Śubha18:466:46 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Amṛta20:358:35 PM–22:2510:25 PMgood
Cara22:2510:25 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1412:14 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:032:03 AM+1–27:523:52 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:523:52 AM+1–29:425:42 AM+1good
Udvega29:425:42 AM+1–31:317:31 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:307:30 AM to 31:317:31 AM+1

07:307:30 AM sunrise16:574:57 PM sunsetsunrise 31:317:31 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 25:161:16 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 16:334:33 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 16:164:16 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:3812:38 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:161:16 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1412:14 PM–13:241:24 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:241:24 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  5. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 27 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī25:16 01:161:16 AM ThuAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā16:334:33 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra16:164:16 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaGara12:3812:38 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:31 07:317:31 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 925
Day length
9 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:4911:49 AM
Moonset
23:3811:38 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya05:345:34 AM07:307:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM06:326:32 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā06:036:03 AM07:307:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla07:307:30 AM09:249:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa08:418:41 AM09:529:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kāla08:428:42 AM10:2710:27 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgava09:249:24 AM11:1711:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika11:0311:03 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhna11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kāla12:1412:14 PM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇa13:101:10 PM15:043:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya13:481:48 PM14:262:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna15:043:04 PM16:574:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa16:574:57 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli16:574:57 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:574:57 PM18:246:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjya23:2011:20 PM25:021:02 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśītha23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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