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January 2004 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 28 January 2004 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 21:139:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5710:57 PM.

Observed here on this day

Ratha Saptamī

Saptamī covers 98 of 98 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0010:00 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:5312:53 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:5312:53 PM
At noon, 12:5312:53 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 79° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 41% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 79° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:465:46 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:512:51 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:127:12 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–20:018:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:171:17+1 AM–27:023:02+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:288:28 AM–09:569:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2511:25 AM–12:5312:53 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3012:30 PM–13:171:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5312:53 PM–14:222:22 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:484:48+1 AM–30:346:34+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

Lābha06:596:59 AM–08:288:28 AMgood
Amṛta08:288:28 AM–09:569:56 AMgood
Kāla09:569:56 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Śubha11:2511:25 AM–12:5312:53 PMgood
Roga12:5312:53 PM–14:222:22 PMavoid
Udvega14:222:22 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Cara15:513:51 PM–17:195:19 PMneutral
Lābha17:195:19 PM–18:486:48 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:486:48 PM–20:198:19 PMavoid
Śubha20:198:19 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Amṛta21:519:51 PM–23:2211:22 PMgood
Cara23:2211:22 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMneutral
Roga24:5312:53+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:252:25+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:563:56+1 AM–29:285:28+1 AMgood
Udvega29:285:28+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 22:5710:57 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 24:4112:41+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:0010:00 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:5710:57 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:5312:53 PM–14:222:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:258:25 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:222:22 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 11 h 48 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 20:258:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  7. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī22:5710:57 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraAśvinīpast sunriseBharaṇī
YogaSādhya24:41 00:4112:41 AM ThuŚubha
KaraṇaGara10:0010:00 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 567
Day length
11 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
11:5211:52 AM
Moonset
24:1912:19+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:465:46 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM09:219:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:288:28 AM09:569:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:219:21 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:5312:53 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:2912:29 PM13:171:17 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3012:30 PM13:171:17 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5312:53 PM14:222:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:042:04 PM16:264:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:512:51 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:264:26 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:258:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:127:12 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM20:018:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:171:17+1 AM27:023:02+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:484:48+1 AM30:346:34+1 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
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