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December 1931 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 16 December 1931 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 15:233:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:295:29 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:018:01 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

11:3511:35 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 35 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3511:35 AM
At noon, 11:3511:35 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 81° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 81° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:166:16 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:011:01 PM–13:351:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:234:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:255:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:152:15 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM–09:269:26 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:1811:18 AM–11:5211:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:303:30 PM–17:185:18 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

Lābha07:187:18 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Amṛta08:228:22 AM–09:269:26 AMgood
Kāla09:269:26 AM–10:3110:31 AMavoid
Śubha10:3110:31 AM–11:3511:35 AMgood
Roga11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PMavoid
Udvega12:3912:39 PM–13:441:44 PMavoid
Cara13:441:44 PM–14:482:48 PMneutral
Lābha14:482:48 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega15:533:53 PM–17:485:48 PMavoid
Śubha17:485:48 PM–19:447:44 PMgood
Amṛta19:447:44 PM–21:409:40 PMgood
Cara21:409:40 PM–23:3511:35 PMneutral
Roga23:3511:35 PM–25:311:31 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:311:31 AM+1–27:273:27 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:273:27 AM+1–29:235:23 AM+1good
Udvega29:235:23 AM+1–31:187:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:187:18 AM+1

07:187:18 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 17:295:29 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 08:218:21 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 08:018:01 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 17:295:29 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 30:436:43 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3511:35 AM–12:3912:39 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:565:56 PM
Niśītha 23:1111:11 PM–23:5911:59 PM

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. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3912:39 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 8 h 35 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 17:565:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5911:59 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī17:295:29 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā08:218:21 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra08:018:01 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaVaṇija17:295:29 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1988
Śaka
1853
Kali
5032
Ahargaṇa
1 838 226
Day length
8 h 35 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:4411:44 AM
Moonset
23:0611:06 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:166:16 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:269:26 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:3110:31 AM11:3511:35 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1111:11 AM11:5911:59 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:1811:18 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3511:35 AM12:3912:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2712:27 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:011:01 PM13:351:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:303:30 PM17:185:18 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:565:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:234:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:255:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:1111:11 PM23:5911:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:152:15 AM+128:024:02 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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