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Monday 2 January 1978 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 07:557:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:138:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:257:25 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:138:13 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:4411:44 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:4411:44 AM
At noon, 11:4411:44 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 266° ahead of it, in Hasta, 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 muhūrta05:225:22 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:525:52 AM–07:257:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:0112:01 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:101:10 PM–13:451:45 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:034:03 PM–16:344:34 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:034:03 PM–17:355:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:1911:19 PM–24:5712:57+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:298:29 AM–09:349:34 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3910:39 AM–11:4411:44 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0112:01 PM–12:3612:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4912:49 PM–13:541:54 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:361:36 PM–15:143:14 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:451:45 PM–14:192:19 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

Amṛta07:257:25 AM–08:298:29 AMgood
Kāla08:298:29 AM–09:349:34 AMavoid
Śubha09:349:34 AM–10:3910:39 AMgood
Roga10:3910:39 AM–11:4411:44 AMavoid
Udvega11:4411:44 AM–12:4912:49 PMavoid
Cara12:4912:49 PM–13:541:54 PMneutral
Lābha13:541:54 PM–14:582:58 PMgood
Amṛta14:582:58 PM–16:034:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:034:03 PM–17:585:58 PMneutral
Roga17:585:58 PM–19:537:53 PMavoid
Kāla19:537:53 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Lābha21:499:49 PM–23:4411:44 PMgood
Udvega23:4411:44 PM–25:391:39+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:391:39+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:343:34+1 AM–29:295:29+1 AMgood
Cara29:295:29+1 AM–31:257:25+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:257:25 AM to 31:257:25+1 AM

07:257:25 AM sunrise16:034:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:257:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 08:138:13 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 29:245:24+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 20:358:35 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:138:13 AM
Bālavauntil 20:078:07 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:298:29 AM–09:349:34 AM
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Pradoṣa 16:034:03 PM–18:066:06 PM
Niśītha 23:2011:20 PM–24:0812:08+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:349:34 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:0112:01 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 38 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:066:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:0812:08+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī08:138:13 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraHasta29:24 05:245:24 AM TueCitrā
YogaŚobhana20:358:35 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaBava08:138:13 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:25 07:257:25 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 045
Day length
8 h 38 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:0912:09+1 AM
Moonset
11:0411:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:225:22 AM07:257:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:225:22 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:525:52 AM07:257:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:257:25 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:298:29 AM09:349:34 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM11:4411:44 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2011:20 AM12:0812:08 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:0112:01 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0112:01 PM12:3612:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3612:36 PM14:192:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4912:49 PM13:541:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:101:10 PM13:451:45 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:361:36 PM15:143:14 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:451:45 PM14:192:19 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:192:19 PM16:034:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:034:03 PM18:066:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:034:03 PM16:344:34 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:034:03 PM17:355:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:1911:19 PM24:5712:57+1 AMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2011:20 PM24:0812:08+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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