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April 2017 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 3 April 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Caitra Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 15:163:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:051:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:086:08 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:051:05 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 88° above S. Day length 12 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 84° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 84° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:344:34 AM–05:215:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:574:57 AM–06:086:08 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5011:50 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–15:053:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:302:30 PM–16:014:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:407:40 AM–09:119:11 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:129:12 AM–10:4310:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4210:42 AM–12:1412:14 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:3812:38 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:451:45 PM–15:173:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:053:05 PM–15:533:53 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

Amṛta06:086:08 AM–07:407:40 AMgood
Kāla07:407:40 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Śubha09:119:11 AM–10:4210:42 AMgood
Roga10:4210:42 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Udvega12:1412:14 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Cara13:451:45 PM–15:173:17 PMneutral
Lābha15:173:17 PM–16:484:48 PMgood
Amṛta16:484:48 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:206:20 PM–19:487:48 PMneutral
Roga19:487:48 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Kāla21:179:17 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Lābha22:4510:45 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Udvega24:1412:14 AM+1–25:421:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:421:42 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1good
Amṛta27:113:11 AM+1–28:394:39 AM+1good
Cara28:394:39 AM+1–30:086:08 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:086:08 AM to 30:086:08 AM+1

06:086:08 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 13:051:05 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 23:5911:59 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 18:296:29 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:051:05 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:0912:09 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:407:40 AM–09:119:11 AM
Abhijit 11:5011:50 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:547:54 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1

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 09:119:11 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 11 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:547:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī13:051:05 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā23:5911:59 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana18:296:29 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija13:051:05 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:08 06:086:08 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 381
Day length
12 h 11 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:4511:45 AM
Moonset
24:3012:30 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:344:34 AM06:086:08 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:344:34 AM05:215:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:574:57 AM06:086:08 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:086:08 AM08:348:34 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:407:40 AM09:119:11 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:348:34 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:129:12 AM10:4310:43 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4210:42 AM12:1412:14 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:3812:38 PM13:271:27 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:533:53 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:451:45 PM15:173:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM15:053:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:302:30 PM16:014:01 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:053:05 PM15:533:53 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:533:53 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:547:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:436:43 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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