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Friday 18 December 2015 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 13:491:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0912:09 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0912:09 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:3611:36 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDaqing11:3611:36 AM
At noon, 11:3611:36 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 84° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 84° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:165:16 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:475:47 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 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 kāla17:235:23 PM–18:556:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:148:14 AM–09:469:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:029:02 AM–09:369:36 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMYama’s part of the day

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

Cara07:197:19 AM–08:248:24 AMneutral
Lābha08:248:24 AM–09:289:28 AMgood
Amṛta09:289:28 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Kāla10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AMavoid
Śubha11:3611:36 AM–12:4012:40 PMgood
Roga12:4012:40 PM–13:451:45 PMavoid
Udvega13:451:45 PM–14:492:49 PMavoid
Cara14:492:49 PM–15:533:53 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga15:533:53 PM–17:495:49 PMavoid
Kāla17:495:49 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Lābha19:457:45 PM–21:419:41 PMgood
Udvega21:419:41 PM–23:3711:37 PMavoid
Śubha23:3711:37 PM–25:321:32 AM+1good
Amṛta25:321:32 AM+1–27:283:28 AM+1good
Cara27:283:28 AM+1–29:245:24 AM+1neutral
Roga29:245:24 AM+1–31:207:20 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise15:533:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:207:20 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 12:0912:09 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 25:011:01 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 21:159:15 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:0912:09 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:1411:14 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:3210:32 AM–11:3611:36 AM
Abhijit 11:1911:19 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Pradoṣa 15:533:53 PM–17:575:57 PM
Niśītha 23:1311:13 PM–24:0112:01 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:3611:36 AM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 8 h 34 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 17:575:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:0112:01 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī12:0912:09 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā25:01 01:011:01 AM SatUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi21:159:15 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija12:0912:09 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:20 07:207:20 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 909
Day length
8 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:3311:33 AM
Moonset
23:3111:31 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:165:16 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:165:16 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:475:47 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:029:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:148:14 AM09:469:46 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:248:24 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:029:02 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:029:02 AM09:369:36 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:3611:36 AMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:1211:12 AM12:0012:00 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1911:19 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:2812:28 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:2812:28 PM14:102:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:021:02 PM13:361:36 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:451:45 PM14:492:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:102:10 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 nakṣatra17:235:23 PM18:556:55 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:1311:13 PM24:0112:01 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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