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Thursday 18 December 2008 · Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 05:175:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:344:34+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:266:26 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:504:50 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChattogram11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 255° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 63% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 255° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:404:40 AM–05:335:33 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:075:07 AM–06:266:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2811:28 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:125:12 PM–17:395:39 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:125:12 PM–18:326:32 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:528:52 PM–22:2710:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:266:26 AM–07:477:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:089:08 AM–10:2910:29 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0210:02 AM–10:4510:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:1911:19 AM–12:5512:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:101:10 PM–14:312:31 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:202:20 PM–15:033:03 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

Śubha06:266:26 AM–07:477:47 AMgood
Roga07:477:47 AM–09:089:08 AMavoid
Udvega09:089:08 AM–10:2910:29 AMavoid
Cara10:2910:29 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Amṛta13:101:10 PM–14:312:31 PMgood
Kāla14:312:31 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Śubha15:513:51 PM–17:125:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:125:12 PM–18:526:52 PMgood
Cara18:526:52 PM–20:318:31 PMneutral
Roga20:318:31 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Kāla22:1010:10 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Lābha23:5011:50 PM–25:291:29+1 AMgood
Udvega25:291:29+1 AM–27:083:08+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:083:08+1 AM–28:484:48+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:484:48+1 AM–30:276:27+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27+1 AM

06:266:26 AM sunrise17:125:12 PM sunsetsunrise 30:276:27+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 28:344:34+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 27:133:13+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 21:369:36 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:504:50 PM
Bavauntil 28:344:34+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2811:28 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:101:10 PM–14:312:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:125:12 PM–18:586:58 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:312:31 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:586:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī28:34 04:344:34 AM FriAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī27:13 03:133:13 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti21:369:36 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:504:50 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:27 06:276:27 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 353
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:1411:14 PM
Moonset
10:5810:58 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:404:40 AM06:266:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:404:40 AM05:335:33 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:075:07 AM06:266:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:266:26 AM08:368:36 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:266:26 AM07:477:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:368:36 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:089:08 AM10:2910:29 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0210:02 AM10:4510:45 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1911:19 AM12:5512:55 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2811:28 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:033:03 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:312:31 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:202:20 PM15:033:03 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:033:03 PM17:125:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:125:12 PM18:586:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:125:12 PM17:395:39 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:125:12 PM18:326:32 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:528:52 PM22:2710:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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