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Thursday 9 January 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 03:383:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:585:58+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:556:55 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:454:45 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:4812:48 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4812:48 PM
At noon, 12:4812:48 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 76° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 38% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 76° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:175:17 AM–06:066:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–06:556:55 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2412:24 PM–13:111:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:452:45 PM–15:323:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:406:40 PM–19:047:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:406:40 PM–19:537:53 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:057:05 PM–20:518:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:556:55 AM–08:238:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:248:24 AM–10:1110:11 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:519:51 AM–11:1911:19 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5010:50 AM–11:3711:37 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:162:16 PM–15:443:44 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:323:32 PM–16:194:19 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

Śubha06:556:55 AM–08:238:23 AMgood
Roga08:238:23 AM–09:519:51 AMavoid
Udvega09:519:51 AM–11:1911:19 AMavoid
Cara11:1911:19 AM–12:4812:48 PMneutral
Lābha12:4812:48 PM–14:162:16 PMgood
Amṛta14:162:16 PM–15:443:44 PMgood
Kāla15:443:44 PM–17:125:12 PMavoid
Śubha17:125:12 PM–18:406:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:406:40 PM–20:128:12 PMgood
Cara20:128:12 PM–21:449:44 PMneutral
Roga21:449:44 PM–23:1611:16 PMavoid
Kāla23:1611:16 PM–24:4812:48+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:4812:48+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMgood
Udvega26:202:20+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:523:52+1 AM–29:245:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:245:24+1 AM–30:566:56+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:556:55 AM to 30:566:56+1 AM

06:556:55 AM sunrise18:406:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 29:585:58+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 24:2512:25+1 AM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 27:113:11+1 AM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:454:45 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:585:58+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2412:24 PM–13:111:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:162:16 PM–15:443:44 PM
Pradoṣa 18:406:40 PM–20:188:18 PM
Niśītha 24:2412:24+1 AM–25:121:12+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. AbhijitUntil 13:111:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:443:44 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:188:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:121:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī29:58 05:585:58 AM FriAṣṭamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā24:25 00:2512:25 AM FriRevatī
YogaParigha27:11 03:113:11 AM FriŚiva
KaraṇaGara16:454:45 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:56 06:566:56 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 183
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:5311:53 AM
Moonset
24:0912:09+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:175:17 AM06:556:55 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:175:17 AM06:066:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM06:556:55 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:556:55 AM09:169:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:556:55 AM08:238:23 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:248:24 AM10:1110:11 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:169:16 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:519:51 AM11:1911:19 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5010:50 AM11:3711:37 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2412:24 PM13:121:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2412:24 PM13:111:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:581:58 PM16:194:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:162:16 PM15:443:44 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:452:45 PM15:323:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:323:32 PM16:194:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:194:19 PM18:406:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:406:40 PM20:188:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:406:40 PM19:047:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:406:40 PM19:537:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:057:05 PM20:518:51 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2412:24+1 AM25:121:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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