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Thursday 18 December 2008 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 07:177:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:346:34+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:207:20 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:506:50 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3711:37 AM

The Sun 20° above S. Day length 8 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3711:37 AM
At noon, 11:3711:37 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 254° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 64% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 254° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:207:20 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–11:5411:54 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:021:02 PM–13:361:36 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli15:533:53 PM–16:244:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā15:533:53 PM–17:265:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5210:52 PM–24:2712:27+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:207:20 AM–08:248:24 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1110:11 AM–10:4510:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:191:19 PM–14:552:55 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:361:36 PM–14:112:11 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

Śubha07:207:20 AM–08:248:24 AMgood
Roga08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMavoid
Udvega09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMavoid
Cara10:3210:32 AM–11:3711:37 AMneutral
Lābha11:3711:37 AM–12:4112:41 PMgood
Amṛta12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Śubha14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMgood
Cara17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMneutral
Roga19:457:45 PM–21:419:41 PMavoid
Kāla21:419:41 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Lābha23:3711:37 PM–25:331:33+1 AMgood
Udvega25:331:33+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:293:29+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:255:25+1 AM–31:207:20+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:207:20 AM to 31:207:20+1 AM

07:207:20 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 30:346:34+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 29:135:13+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 23:3611:36 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 18:506:50 PM
Bavauntil 30:346:34+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–11:5411:54 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:4112:41 PM–13:451:45 PM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5411:54 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:451:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī30:34 06:346:34 AM FriAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī29:13 05:135:13 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti23:3611:36 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi18:506:50 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:20 07:207:20 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 353
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
22:5110:51 PM
Moonset
10:5510:55 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:207:20 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:207:20 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:207:20 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:207:20 AM08:248:24 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:289:28 AM10:3210:32 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1110:11 AM10:4510:45 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1311:13 AM12:0112:01 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5411:54 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:112:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:4112:41 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:191:19 PM14:552:55 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:361:36 PM14:112:11 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:112:11 PM15:533:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk15:533:53 PM17:575:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset15:533:53 PM16:244:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight15:533:53 PM17:265:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5210:52 PM24:2712:27+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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