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January 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Friday 20 January 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Saptamī

Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 19:367:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:207:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:467:46 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

19:057:05 PM

Revatī gives way to Aśvinī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 81° ahead of it, in Revatī, 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 muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:496:49 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:467:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1812:18 PM–12:5712:57 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:152:15 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:394:39 PM–18:166:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:305:30 PM–17:585:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:305:30 PM–18:556:55 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:598:59 AM–10:1210:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:439:43 AM–10:2210:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:2511:25 AM–12:3812:38 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:5712:57 PM–13:361:36 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:043:04 PM–16:174:17 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

Cara07:467:46 AM–08:598:59 AMneutral
Lābha08:598:59 AM–10:1210:12 AMgood
Amṛta10:1210:12 AM–11:2511:25 AMgood
Kāla11:2511:25 AM–12:3812:38 PMavoid
Śubha12:3812:38 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Roga13:511:51 PM–15:043:04 PMavoid
Udvega15:043:04 PM–16:174:17 PMavoid
Cara16:174:17 PM–17:305:30 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga17:305:30 PM–19:177:17 PMavoid
Kāla19:177:17 PM–21:049:04 PMavoid
Lābha21:049:04 PM–22:5110:51 PMgood
Udvega22:5110:51 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMavoid
Śubha24:3812:38+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:242:24+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMgood
Cara28:114:11+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMneutral
Roga29:585:58+1 AM–31:457:45+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:467:46 AM to 31:457:45+1 AM

07:467:46 AM sunrise17:305:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:457:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 19:207:20 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 19:057:05 PM
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 25:331:33+1 AM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 19:207:20 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 30:586:58+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:2511:25 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Abhijit 12:1812:18 PM–12:5712:57 PM
Pradoṣa 17:305:30 PM–19:247:24 PM
Niśītha 24:1412:14+1 AM–25:021:02+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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:3812:38 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:5712:57 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:247:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  7. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī19:207:20 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraRevatī19:057:05 PMAśvinī
YogaSiddha25:33 01:331:33 AM SatSādhya
KaraṇaVaṇija19:207:20 PMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:45 07:457:45 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 027
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:5910:59 AM
Moonset
24:4812:48+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:467:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:496:49 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:467:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:467:46 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:598:59 AM10:1210:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3911:39 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:439:43 AM10:2210:22 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:2511:25 AM12:3812:38 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1812:18 PM12:5712:57 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:5712:57 PM13:361:36 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:361:36 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:152:15 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:043:04 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM17:305:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:394:39 PM18:166:16 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:305:30 PM19:247:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:305:30 PM17:585:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:305:30 PM18:556:55 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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