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December 2003 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 29 December 2003 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Pauṣa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 02:562:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:283:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:063:06 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:4212:42 PM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4212:42 PM
At noon, 12:4212:42 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 77° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 39% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 77° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:3910:39 AM–12:1812:18 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:263:26 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:346:34 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:346:34 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1411:14 AM–12:4212:42 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:061:06 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:102:10 PM–15:383:38 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:263:26 PM–16:134:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya29:095:09+1 AM–30:526:52+1 AMa 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

Amṛta06:516:51 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Kāla08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Śubha09:479:47 AM–11:1411:14 AMgood
Roga11:1411:14 AM–12:4212:42 PMavoid
Udvega12:4212:42 PM–14:102:10 PMavoid
Cara14:102:10 PM–15:383:38 PMneutral
Lābha15:383:38 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:346:34 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:346:34 PM–20:068:06 PMneutral
Roga20:068:06 PM–21:389:38 PMavoid
Kāla21:389:38 PM–23:1011:10 PMavoid
Lābha23:1011:10 PM–24:4312:43+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4312:43+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:152:15+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:473:47+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMgood
Cara29:195:19+1 AM–30:516:51+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:516:51+1 AM

06:516:51 AM sunrise18:346:34 PM sunsetsunrise 30:516:51+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 27:283:28+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 18:556:55 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 18:406:40 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:063:06 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:283:28+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AM
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:346:34 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19+1 AM–25:071:07+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:479:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  8. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī27:28 03:283:28 AM TueAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā18:556:55 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaVyatīpāta18:406:40 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaGara15:063:06 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:51 06:516:51 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 537
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:0012:00 PM
Moonset
24:1212:12+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:119:11 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:119:11 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:3910:39 AM12:1812:18 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1411:14 AM12:4212:42 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1812:18 PM13:061:06 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:531:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:134:13 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:102:10 PM15:383:38 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:263:26 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:263:26 PM16:134:13 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:134:13 PM18:346:34 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:346:34 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:346:34 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:346:34 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19+1 AM25:071:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:095:09+1 AM30:526:52+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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