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September 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseBhādrapada Śukla to Āśvina ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 18 September 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 09:259:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5511:55 AM.

Observed here on this day

Jitāṣṭamī · Jitiya

Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:328:32 AM

Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 12 h 08 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Phalgunī and the Moon 264° ahead of it, in Mṛgaśirā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 264° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:564:56 AM–05:435:43 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:205:20 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1112:11 PM–12:5912:59 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:253:25 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:396:39 PM–19:037:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:396:39 PM–19:507:50 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:281:28+1 AM–27:153:15+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:316:31 AM–08:028:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:339:33 AM–11:0411:04 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3410:34 AM–11:2211:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:062:06 PM–15:373:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:462:46 PM–16:334:33 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:253:25 PM–16:134:13 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

Śubha06:316:31 AM–08:028:02 AMgood
Roga08:028:02 AM–09:339:33 AMavoid
Udvega09:339:33 AM–11:0411:04 AMavoid
Cara11:0411:04 AM–12:3512:35 PMneutral
Lābha12:3512:35 PM–14:062:06 PMgood
Amṛta14:062:06 PM–15:373:37 PMgood
Kāla15:373:37 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid
Śubha17:085:08 PM–18:396:39 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:396:39 PM–20:088:08 PMgood
Cara20:088:08 PM–21:379:37 PMneutral
Roga21:379:37 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Kāla23:0611:06 PM–24:3512:35+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3512:35+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMgood
Udvega26:042:04+1 AM–27:333:33+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:333:33+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:025:02+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:316:31 AM sunrise18:396:39 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 11:5511:55 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Rohiṇīuntil 08:328:32 AM
Mṛgaśirāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 25:301:30+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5511:55 AM
Bālavauntil 25:031:03+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1112:11 PM–12:5912:59 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:062:06 PM–15:373:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:396:39 PM–20:148:14 PM
Niśītha 24:1112:11+1 AM–24:5912:59+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. MṛgaśirāNakṣatra: Rohiṇī ends.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:5912:59 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:373:37 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 08 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:148:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5912:59+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī11:5511:55 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraRohiṇī08:328:32 AMMṛgaśirā
YogaSiddhi25:30 01:301:30 AM FriVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava11:5511:55 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:31 06:316:31 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Bhādrapada
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 435
Day length
12 h 08 m
Sun in
Kanyā
Moon in
Vṛṣabha
Moonrise
24:1812:18+1 AM
Moonset
12:1712:17 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:564:56 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:564:56 AM05:435:43 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:205:20 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM08:568:56 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:316:31 AM08:028:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:568:56 AM11:2211:22 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:339:33 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3410:34 AM11:2211:22 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:062:06 PM15:373:37 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:253:25 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:462:46 PM16:334:33 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:253:25 PM16:134:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:396:39 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:396:39 PM20:148:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:396:39 PM19:037:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:396:39 PM19:507:50 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1112:11+1 AM24:5912:59+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:281:28+1 AM27:153:15+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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