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December 1971 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Friday 24 December 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pauṣa Śukla Saptamī

Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 10:1210:12 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:328:32 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:167:16 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:328:32 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 25° above S. Day length 9 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonChicago11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 86° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 86° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:176:17 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:167:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:0812:08 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:211:21 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:244:24 PM–16:544:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:244:24 PM–17:535:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:503:50+1 AM–29:215:21+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika08:258:25 AM–09:339:33 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:069:06 AM–09:429:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0812:08 PM–12:4512:45 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:072:07 PM–15:153:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:466:46 PM–20:178:17 PMa 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

Cara07:167:16 AM–08:258:25 AMneutral
Lābha08:258:25 AM–09:339:33 AMgood
Amṛta09:339:33 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Kāla10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Śubha11:5011:50 AM–12:5912:59 PMgood
Roga12:5912:59 PM–14:072:07 PMavoid
Udvega14:072:07 PM–15:153:15 PMavoid
Cara15:153:15 PM–16:244:24 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:244:24 PM–18:156:15 PMavoid
Kāla18:156:15 PM–20:078:07 PMavoid
Lābha20:078:07 PM–21:599:59 PMgood
Udvega21:599:59 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Śubha23:5011:50 PM–25:421:42+1 AMgood
Amṛta25:421:42+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMgood
Cara27:343:34+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMneutral
Roga29:255:25+1 AM–31:177:17+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:167:16 AM to 31:177:17+1 AM

07:167:16 AM sunrise16:244:24 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 08:328:32 AM
Aṣṭamīuntil 30:346:34+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 09:419:41 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 17:035:03 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 08:328:32 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:357:35 PM
Bavauntil 30:346:34+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4210:42 AM–11:5011:50 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:0812:08 PM
Pradoṣa 16:244:24 PM–18:236:23 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:5011:50 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 12:0812:08 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 07 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:236:23 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī08:328:32 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā09:419:41 AMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta17:035:03 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaVaṇija08:328:32 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:17 07:177:17 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2028
Śaka
1893
Kali
5072
Ahargaṇa
1 852 844
Day length
9 h 07 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:1811:18 AM
Moonset
24:1012:10+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM07:167:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:176:17 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:167:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:167:16 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:258:25 AM09:339:33 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:069:06 AM09:429:42 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:0812:08 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0812:08 PM12:4512:45 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4512:45 PM14:342:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:211:21 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:072:07 PM15:153:15 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:342:34 PM16:244:24 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:244:24 PM18:236:23 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:244:24 PM16:544:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:244:24 PM17:535:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:466:46 PM20:178:17 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:503:50+1 AM29:215:21+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
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