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Sunday 16 December 1973 · Beijing, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 15:103:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:421:42 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:307:30 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:421:42 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBeijing12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 263° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 263° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:325:32 AM–06:316:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:026:02 AM–07:307:30 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0511:05 AM–12:3812:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:2912:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:212:21 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:205:20 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:1012:10 PM–13:201:20 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:302:30 PM–15:403:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:353:35 PM–16:134:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:403:40 PM–16:504:50 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:2912:29+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMa 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

Udvega07:307:30 AM–08:408:40 AMavoid
Cara08:408:40 AM–09:509:50 AMneutral
Lābha09:509:50 AM–11:0011:00 AMgood
Amṛta11:0011:00 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:201:20 PMavoid
Śubha13:201:20 PM–14:302:30 PMgood
Roga14:302:30 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Udvega15:403:40 PM–16:504:50 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:504:50 PM–18:406:40 PMgood
Amṛta18:406:40 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Cara20:308:30 PM–22:2010:20 PMneutral
Roga22:2010:20 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:1012:10+1 AM–26:002:00+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:002:00+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMgood
Udvega27:503:50+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:405:40+1 AM–31:307:30+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:307:30 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 31:307:30+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 13:421:42 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 17:185:18 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 16:014:01 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:421:42 PM
Bālavauntil 25:131:13+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:2912:29 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:403:40 PM–16:504:50 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:486:48 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34+1 AM

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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:2912:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:504:50 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:486:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī13:421:42 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī17:185:18 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti16:014:01 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaBava13:421:42 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:30 07:307:30 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2030
Śaka
1895
Kali
5074
Ahargaṇa
1 853 567
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:1412:14+1 AM
Moonset
11:3911:39 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:325:32 AM07:307:30 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:325:32 AM06:316:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:026:02 AM07:307:30 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:307:30 AM09:229:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:229:22 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0511:05 AM12:3812:38 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:201:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:061:06 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:212:21 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:302:30 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:353:35 PM16:134:13 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:403:40 PM16:504:50 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:486:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:205:20 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:2912:29+1 AM26:042:04+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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