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Thursday 26 December 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 21:169:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:297:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:248:24 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 260° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 260° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:115:11 AM–06:006:00 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:365:36 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–13:041:04 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:382:38 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:336:33 PM–18:576:57 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:336:33 PM–19:467:46 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:419:41 PM–23:1211:12 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:506:50 AM–08:178:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:459:45 AM–11:1311:13 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4410:44 AM–11:3111:31 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya12:3412:34 PM–14:052:05 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:092:09 PM–15:373:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:124:12 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

Śubha06:506:50 AM–08:178:17 AMgood
Roga08:178:17 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Udvega09:459:45 AM–11:1311:13 AMavoid
Cara11:1311:13 AM–12:4112:41 PMneutral
Lābha12:4112:41 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Amṛta14:092:09 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Kāla15:373:37 PM–17:055:05 PMavoid
Śubha17:055:05 PM–18:336:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:336:33 PM–20:058:05 PMgood
Cara20:058:05 PM–21:379:37 PMneutral
Roga21:379:37 PM–23:0911:09 PMavoid
Kāla23:0911:09 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4112:41+1 AM–26:132:13+1 AMgood
Udvega26:132:13+1 AM–27:463:46+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:463:46+1 AM–29:185:18+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:185:18+1 AM–30:506:50+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50+1 AM

06:506:50 AM sunrise18:336:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 19:297:29 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 28:324:32+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 10:5210:52 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:248:24 AM
Bavauntil 19:297:29 PM
Bālavauntil 30:316:31+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–13:041:04 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:092:09 PM–15:373:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:336:33 PM–20:118:11 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:041:04 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:373:37 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:118:11 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī19:297:29 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī28:32 04:324:32 AM FriHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān10:5210:52 AMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:248:24 AMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:50 06:506:50 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 169
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:3412:34+1 AM
Moonset
12:1112:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:115:11 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:115:11 AM06:006:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:365:36 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:506:50 AM08:178:17 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:3111:31 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:459:45 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4410:44 AM11:3111:31 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM13:041:04 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3412:34 PM14:052:05 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:092:09 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:382:38 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:124:12 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:336:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:336:33 PM20:118:11 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:336:33 PM18:576:57 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:336:33 PM19:467:46 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:419:41 PM23:1211:12 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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