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Thursday 16 April 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 17:455:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:208:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:027:02 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:5612:56 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 20 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn12:5612:56 PM
At noon, 12:5612:56 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 261° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 261° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:504:50 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2912:29 PM–13:231:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:571:57 PM–15:453:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:093:09 PM–16:034:03 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:367:36 PM–19:577:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:367:36 PM–20:408:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:166:16 AM–07:567:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:369:36 AM–11:1611:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4210:42 AM–11:3611:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:362:36 PM–16:164:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:034:03 PM–16:564:56 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya28:224:22+1 AM–30:106:10+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

Śubha06:166:16 AM–07:567:56 AMgood
Roga07:567:56 AM–09:369:36 AMavoid
Udvega09:369:36 AM–11:1611:16 AMavoid
Cara11:1611:16 AM–12:5612:56 PMneutral
Lābha12:5612:56 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Amṛta14:362:36 PM–16:164:16 PMgood
Kāla16:164:16 PM–17:565:56 PMavoid
Śubha17:565:56 PM–19:367:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:367:36 PM–20:568:56 PMgood
Cara20:568:56 PM–22:1610:16 PMneutral
Roga22:1610:16 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Kāla23:3511:35 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5512:55+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMgood
Udvega26:152:15+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–28:544:54+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:544:54+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise19:367:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 20:208:20 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 19:227:22 PM
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 13:321:32 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 07:027:02 AM
Bavauntil 20:208:20 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2912:29 PM–13:231:23 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:362:36 PM–16:164:16 PM
Pradoṣa 19:367:36 PM–21:019:01 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31+1 AM–25:191:19+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:231:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:164:16 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 20 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:019:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī20:208:20 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā19:227:22 PMUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚiva13:321:32 PMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi07:027:02 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:14 06:146:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 472
Day length
13 h 20 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
26:232:23+1 AM
Moonset
10:5610:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:504:50 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:504:50 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:125:12 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:166:16 AM07:567:56 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:3611:36 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:369:36 AM11:1611:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4210:42 AM11:3611:36 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2912:29 PM13:231:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3212:32 PM13:201:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:571:57 PM15:453:45 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:564:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:164:16 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:093:09 PM16:034:03 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:034:03 PM16:564:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:564:56 PM19:367:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:367:36 PM21:019:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:367:36 PM19:577:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:367:36 PM20:408:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31+1 AM25:191:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:224:22+1 AM30:106:10+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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