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December 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Sunday 21 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 11:4611:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 14:212:21 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:476:47 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:158:15 AM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 263° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 263° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–05:585:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:335:33 AM–06:476:47 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:306:30 PM–18:556:55 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:306:30 PM–19:447:44 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla27:143:14+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:3912:39 PM–14:062:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:343:34 PM–17:025:02 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:234:23 PM–18:116:11 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta16:564:56 PM–17:435:43 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega06:476:47 AM–08:158:15 AMavoid
Cara08:158:15 AM–09:439:43 AMneutral
Lābha09:439:43 AM–11:1111:11 AMgood
Amṛta11:1111:11 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Kāla12:3912:39 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Śubha14:062:06 PM–15:343:34 PMgood
Roga15:343:34 PM–17:025:02 PMavoid
Udvega17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha18:306:30 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Amṛta20:028:02 PM–21:349:34 PMgood
Cara21:349:34 PM–23:0711:07 PMneutral
Roga23:0711:07 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:3912:39+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:112:11+1 AM–27:433:43+1 AMgood
Udvega27:433:43+1 AM–29:155:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:155:15+1 AM–30:486:48+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48+1 AM

06:476:47 AM sunrise18:306:30 PM sunsetsunrise 30:486:48+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 14:212:21 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 08:158:15 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 23:0411:04 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 14:212:21 PM
Bālavauntil 27:433:43+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:025:02 PM–18:306:30 PM
Pradoṣa 18:306:30 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15+1 AM–25:031:03+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:306:30 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī14:212:21 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī08:158:15 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān23:0411:04 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava14:212:21 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra30:48 06:486:48 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 338
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:3712:37+1 AM
Moonset
12:1512:15 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM06:476:47 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM05:585:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:335:33 AM06:476:47 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:476:47 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:094:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:343:34 PM17:025:02 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:094:09 PM18:306:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:234:23 PM18:116:11 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:564:56 PM17:435:43 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:025:02 PM18:306:30 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk18:306:30 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:306:30 PM18:556:55 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:306:30 PM19:447:44 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra27:143:14+1 AM29:025:02+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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