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Thursday 18 May 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 16:324:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:435:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:545:54 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:269:26 AM

Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.

Noon

12:0712:07 PM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 27 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:0712:07 PM
At noon, 12:0712:07 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 261° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 261° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:085:08 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:545:54 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:112:11 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:436:43 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:4811:48 PM–25:301:30 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:545:54 AM–07:277:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0310:03 AM–10:5210:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:401:40 PM–15:213:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:401:40 PM–15:143:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:013:01 PM–15:513:51 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

Śubha05:545:54 AM–07:277:27 AMgood
Roga07:277:27 AM–09:009:00 AMavoid
Udvega09:009:00 AM–10:3410:34 AMavoid
Cara10:3410:34 AM–12:0712:07 PMneutral
Lābha12:0712:07 PM–13:401:40 PMgood
Amṛta13:401:40 PM–15:143:14 PMgood
Kāla15:143:14 PM–16:474:47 PMavoid
Śubha16:474:47 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:206:20 PM–19:477:47 PMgood
Cara19:477:47 PM–21:149:14 PMneutral
Roga21:149:14 PM–22:4010:40 PMavoid
Kāla22:4010:40 PM–24:0712:07 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:0712:07 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1good
Udvega25:341:34 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:003:00 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1good
Amṛta28:274:27 AM+1–29:545:54 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 AM+1

05:545:54 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 17:435:43 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śravaṇauntil 09:269:26 AM
Dhaniṣṭhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 21:209:20 PM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:435:43 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:3212:32 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:401:40 PM–15:143:14 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:4311:43 PM–24:3112:31 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhaniṣṭhāNakṣatra: Śravaṇa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3212:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:143:14 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 27 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3112:31 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī17:435:43 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚravaṇa09:269:26 AMDhaniṣṭhā
YogaBrahma21:209:20 PMIndra
KaraṇaBava17:435:43 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:54 05:545:54 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 426
Day length
12 h 27 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
24:2212:22 AM+1
Moonset
11:4011:40 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:545:54 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:085:08 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:545:54 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:545:54 AM08:238:23 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:545:54 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:238:23 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0310:03 AM10:5210:52 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4311:43 AM12:3112:31 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:221:22 PM15:513:51 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:401:40 PM15:213:21 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:401:40 PM15:143:14 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:112:11 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:013:01 PM15:513:51 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:513:51 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:537:53 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
Niśīthamidnight23:4311:43 PM24:3112:31 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:4811:48 PM25:301:30 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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