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Tuesday 8 December 2009 · Brooklyn, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 10:0710:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:058:05 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:077:07 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:058:05 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBrooklyn11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 266° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 266° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:105:10 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–07:077:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:0612:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–13:591:59 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:574:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:565:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:227:22 PM–20:548:54 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:009:00 AM–09:379:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:289:28 AM–10:3810:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:1210:12 AM–11:4411:44 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika11:4811:48 AM–12:5812:58 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2010:20 PM–23:1911:19 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

Roga07:077:07 AM–08:188:18 AMavoid
Udvega08:188:18 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Cara09:289:28 AM–10:3810:38 AMneutral
Lābha10:3810:38 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–12:5812:58 PMgood
Kāla12:5812:58 PM–14:082:08 PMavoid
Śubha14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PMgood
Roga15:183:18 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:284:28 PM–18:186:18 PMavoid
Lābha18:186:18 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Udvega20:088:08 PM–21:589:58 PMavoid
Śubha21:589:58 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Amṛta23:4811:48 PM–25:381:38 AM+1good
Cara25:381:38 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1neutral
Roga27:283:28 AM+1–29:185:18 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:185:18 AM+1–31:087:08 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:077:07 AM to 31:087:08 AM+1

07:077:07 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:087:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 08:058:05 AM
Aṣṭamīuntil 30:276:27 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 25:291:29 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Viṣkambhauntil 14:472:47 PM
Prītipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:058:05 AM
Bālavauntil 19:137:13 PM
Kaulavauntil 30:276:27 AM+1
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:0612:06 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:082:08 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:256:25 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0612:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. PrītiYoga: Viṣkambha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 21 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:256:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  13. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī08:058:05 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī25:29 01:291:29 AM WedUttara Phalgunī
YogaViṣkambha14:472:47 PMPrīti
KaraṇaBava08:058:05 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:08 07:087:08 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 708
Day length
9 h 21 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:0212:02 AM+1
Moonset
11:4411:44 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:105:10 AM07:077:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:105:10 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM07:077:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:077:07 AM09:009:00 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:009:00 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:009:00 AM09:379:37 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:3810:38 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:1210:12 AM11:4411:44 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:0612:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM12:5812:58 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4412:44 PM14:362:36 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM13:591:59 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:082:08 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:362:36 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:256:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:574:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:565:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:227:22 PM20:548:54 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2010:20 PM23:1911:19 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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