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February 2018 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Kṛṣṇa to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 7 February 2018 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 08:018:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:458:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:296:29 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:458:45 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:2512:25 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 11 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:2512:25 PM
At noon, 12:2512:25 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 266° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 266° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:524:52 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:296:29 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:232:23 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:456:45 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:337:33 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:464:46+1 AM–30:306:30+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:587:58 AM–09:279:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5610:56 AM–12:2512:25 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:4812:48 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2512:25 PM–13:541:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:216:21 PM–20:058:05 PMa 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

Lābha06:296:29 AM–07:587:58 AMgood
Amṛta07:587:58 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Kāla09:279:27 AM–10:5610:56 AMavoid
Śubha10:5610:56 AM–12:2512:25 PMgood
Roga12:2512:25 PM–13:541:54 PMavoid
Udvega13:541:54 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Cara15:233:23 PM–16:514:51 PMneutral
Lābha16:514:51 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:206:20 PM–19:517:51 PMavoid
Śubha19:517:51 PM–21:239:23 PMgood
Amṛta21:239:23 PM–22:5410:54 PMgood
Cara22:5410:54 PM–24:2512:25+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2512:25+1 AM–25:561:56+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:561:56+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:273:27+1 AM–28:584:58+1 AMgood
Udvega28:584:58+1 AM–30:296:29+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29+1 AM

06:296:29 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:296:29+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 08:458:45 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Svātīuntil 12:1612:16 PM
Viśākhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 10:3010:30 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:458:45 AM
Bālavauntil 21:249:24 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2512:25 PM–13:541:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–19:587:58 PM
Niśītha 24:0112:01+1 AM–24:4912:49+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. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. ViśākhāNakṣatra: Svātī ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:541:54 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 51 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:587:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4912:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī08:458:45 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraSvātī12:1612:16 PMViśākhā
YogaGaṇḍa10:3010:30 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaBava08:458:45 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:29 06:296:29 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 691
Day length
11 h 51 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:2512:25+1 AM
Moonset
11:4611:46 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:524:52 AM06:296:29 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:524:52 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:296:29 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:296:29 AM08:518:51 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:587:58 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:518:51 AM11:1411:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5610:56 AM12:2512:25 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0112:01 PM12:4912:49 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:4812:48 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2512:25 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:583:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:232:23 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:583:58 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM19:587:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:456:45 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:337:33 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:216:21 PM20:058:05 PMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0112:01+1 AM24:4912:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:464:46+1 AM30:306:30+1 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
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