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February 1956 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Saturday 18 February 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Māgha Śukla Saptamī

Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 07:137:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:056:05+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:187:18 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:426:42 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 75° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 37% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 75° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:325:32 AM–06:256:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:595:59 AM–07:187:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:292:29 PM–15:123:12 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:046:04 PM–18:316:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:046:04 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:317:31 PM–21:069:06 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika07:187:18 AM–08:398:39 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta07:187:18 AM–08:018:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta08:018:01 AM–08:448:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:0010:00 AM–11:2011:20 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:0410:04 AM–11:3911:39 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:022:02 PM–15:233:23 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

Kāla07:187:18 AM–08:398:39 AMavoid
Śubha08:398:39 AM–10:0010:00 AMgood
Roga10:0010:00 AM–11:2011:20 AMavoid
Udvega11:2011:20 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Cara12:4112:41 PM–14:022:02 PMneutral
Lābha14:022:02 PM–15:233:23 PMgood
Amṛta15:233:23 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Kāla16:434:43 PM–18:046:04 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:046:04 PM–19:437:43 PMgood
Udvega19:437:43 PM–21:229:22 PMavoid
Śubha21:229:22 PM–23:0111:01 PMgood
Amṛta23:0111:01 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Cara24:4112:41+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMneutral
Roga26:202:20+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:593:59+1 AM–29:385:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:385:38+1 AM–31:177:17+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:187:18 AM to 31:177:17+1 AM

07:187:18 AM sunrise18:046:04 PM sunsetsunrise 31:177:17+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 30:056:05+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 24:1512:15+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 25:451:45+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 18:426:42 PM
Vaṇijauntil 30:056:05+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:0010:00 AM–11:2011:20 AM
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:046:04 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:1712:17+1 AM–25:051:05+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2011:20 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī30:05 06:056:05 AM SunAṣṭamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī24:15 00:1512:15 AM SunKṛttikā
YogaBrahma25:45 01:451:45 AM SunIndra
KaraṇaGara18:426:42 PMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra31:17 07:177:17 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2012
Śaka
1877
Kali
5056
Ahargaṇa
1 847 056
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:1210:12 AM
Moonset
24:5312:53+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:325:32 AM07:187:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:325:32 AM06:256:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:595:59 AM07:187:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:187:18 AM09:279:27 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:398:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:187:18 AM08:018:01 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:018:01 AM08:448:44 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:279:27 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:0010:00 AM11:2011:20 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0410:04 AM11:3911:39 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1712:17 PM13:051:05 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:031:03 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:292:29 PM15:123:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:046:04 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:046:04 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:046:04 PM18:316:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:046:04 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:317:31 PM21:069:06 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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