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January 1969 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 24 January 1969 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Māgha Śukla Saptamī

Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 12:3612:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:371:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Ratha Saptamī

Saptamī covers 114 of 114 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:371:37 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 29° above S. Day length 9 h 45 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 83° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 83° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:146:14 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:554:55 PM–17:245:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:554:55 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:409:40 PM–23:2311:23 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:248:24 AM–09:379:37 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:089:08 AM–09:479:47 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:5010:50 AM–12:0312:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2312:23 PM–13:021:02 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:292:29 PM–15:423:42 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:071:07 AM+1–26:512:51 AM+1a 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

Cara07:117:11 AM–08:248:24 AMneutral
Lābha08:248:24 AM–09:379:37 AMgood
Amṛta09:379:37 AM–10:5010:50 AMgood
Kāla10:5010:50 AM–12:0312:03 PMavoid
Śubha12:0312:03 PM–13:161:16 PMgood
Roga13:161:16 PM–14:292:29 PMavoid
Udvega14:292:29 PM–15:423:42 PMavoid
Cara15:423:42 PM–16:554:55 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:554:55 PM–18:426:42 PMavoid
Kāla18:426:42 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Lābha20:298:29 PM–22:1610:16 PMgood
Udvega22:1610:16 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0312:03 AM+1–25:491:49 AM+1good
Amṛta25:491:49 AM+1–27:363:36 AM+1good
Cara27:363:36 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1neutral
Roga29:235:23 AM+1–31:107:10 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:107:10 AM+1

07:117:11 AM sunrise16:554:55 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 13:371:37 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 29:275:27 AM+1
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 25:591:59 AM+1
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:371:37 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:232:23 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:5010:50 AM–12:0312:03 PM
Abhijit 11:4411:44 AM–12:2312:23 PM
Pradoṣa 16:554:55 PM–18:496:49 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0312:03 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2312:23 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 45 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:496:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī13:371:37 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraAśvinī29:27 05:275:27 AM SatBharaṇī
YogaSādhya25:59 01:591:59 AM SatŚubha
KaraṇaVaṇija13:371:37 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:10 07:107:10 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2025
Śaka
1890
Kali
5069
Ahargaṇa
1 851 780
Day length
9 h 45 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:2910:29 AM
Moonset
24:3212:32 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:146:14 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:379:37 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:089:08 AM09:479:47 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4411:44 AM12:2312:23 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:021:02 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM14:582:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:292:29 PM15:423:42 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:582:58 PM16:554:55 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:554:55 PM18:496:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:554:55 PM17:245:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:554:55 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:409:40 PM23:2311:23 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:071:07 AM+126:512:51 AM+1sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
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