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Saturday 20 April 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Saptamī

Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 08:018:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:227:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:227:22 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:4012:40 PM

The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 18 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4012:40 PM
At noon, 12:4012:40 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 87° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 87° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:445:44 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:0311:03 AM–12:3812:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:597:59 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla30:306:30+1 AM–32:038:03+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:316:31 AM–08:038:03 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:316:31 AM–07:207:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:207:20 AM–08:098:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:359:35 AM–11:0711:07 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:129:12 PM–22:4510:45 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

Kāla06:316:31 AM–08:038:03 AMavoid
Śubha08:038:03 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Roga09:359:35 AM–11:0711:07 AMavoid
Udvega11:0711:07 AM–12:4012:40 PMavoid
Cara12:4012:40 PM–14:122:12 PMneutral
Lābha14:122:12 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Amṛta15:443:44 PM–17:165:16 PMgood
Kāla17:165:16 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:486:48 PM–20:168:16 PMgood
Udvega20:168:16 PM–21:449:44 PMavoid
Śubha21:449:44 PM–23:1211:12 PMgood
Amṛta23:1211:12 PM–24:3912:39+1 AMgood
Cara24:3912:39+1 AM–26:072:07+1 AMneutral
Roga26:072:07+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:353:35+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:035:03+1 AM–30:306:30+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30+1 AM

06:316:31 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:306:30+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 07:227:22 AM
Aṣṭamīuntil 30:056:05+1 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 13:261:26 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 25:121:12+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:227:22 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:486:48 PM
Bavauntil 30:056:05+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:359:35 AM–11:0711:07 AM
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:041:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:228:22 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:0711:07 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  7. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 18 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:228:22 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī07:227:22 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu13:261:26 PMPuṣya
YogaDhṛti25:12 01:121:12 AM SunŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija07:227:22 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:30 06:306:30 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 919
Day length
12 h 18 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:3512:35 PM
Moonset
25:251:25+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:445:44 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:588:58 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:316:31 AM08:038:03 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:316:31 AM07:207:20 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:207:20 AM08:098:09 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:588:58 AM11:2611:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:359:35 AM11:0711:07 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:0311:03 AM12:3812:38 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1612:16 PM13:041:04 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:122:12 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:228:22 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:597:59 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:129:12 PM22:4510:45 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15+1 AM25:031:03+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra30:306:30+1 AM32:038:03+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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