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Tuesday 19 December 2023 · Bucharest, Romania

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 11:4411:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:379:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:487:48 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:379:37 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 22° above S. Day length 8 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBucharest12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 85° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 85° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:465:46 AM–06:476:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:176:17 AM–07:487:48 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:3012:30 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5912:59 PM–14:302:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:411:41 PM–14:162:16 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:374:37 PM–17:085:08 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:374:37 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:349:34 AM–10:0910:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:0010:00 AM–11:0611:06 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:191:19 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:252:25 PM–15:313:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4210:42 PM–23:4211:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:435:43+1 AM–31:147:14+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

Roga07:487:48 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Udvega08:548:54 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Cara10:0010:00 AM–11:0611:06 AMneutral
Lābha11:0611:06 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:191:19 PMgood
Kāla13:191:19 PM–14:252:25 PMavoid
Śubha14:252:25 PM–15:313:31 PMgood
Roga15:313:31 PM–16:374:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:374:37 PM–18:316:31 PMavoid
Lābha18:316:31 PM–20:258:25 PMgood
Udvega20:258:25 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Śubha22:1910:19 PM–24:1312:13+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1312:13+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMgood
Cara26:072:07+1 AM–28:004:00+1 AMneutral
Roga28:004:00+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:545:54+1 AM–31:487:48+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:487:48 AM to 31:487:48+1 AM

07:487:48 AM sunrise16:374:37 PM sunsetsunrise 31:487:48+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 09:379:37 AM
Aṣṭamīuntil 31:457:45+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 20:328:32 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 15:083:08 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:379:37 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:398:39 PM
Bavauntil 31:457:45+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:3012:30 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:252:25 PM–15:313:31 PM
Pradoṣa 16:374:37 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:4911:49 PM–24:3712:37+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:3012:30 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:313:31 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 8 h 50 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3712:37+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī09:379:37 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā20:328:32 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi15:083:08 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija09:379:37 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:48 07:487:48 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 832
Day length
8 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:2512:25 PM
Moonset
24:1412:14+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:465:46 AM07:487:48 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:465:46 AM06:476:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:176:17 AM07:487:48 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:487:48 AM09:349:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:349:34 AM11:1911:19 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:349:34 AM10:0910:09 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:0611:06 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:3012:30 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:191:19 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5912:59 PM14:302:30 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:051:05 PM14:512:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:411:41 PM14:162:16 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:252:25 PM15:313:31 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:512:51 PM16:374:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:374:37 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:374:37 PM17:085:08 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:374:37 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4210:42 PM23:4211:42 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4911:49 PM24:3712:37+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:435:43+1 AM31:147:14+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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