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Wednesday 2 May 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 19:237:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:499:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:265:26 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:076:07 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 56 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 260° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 59% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 260° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:464:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 AM–05:265:26 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:508:50 AM–10:3810:38 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:227:22 PM–19:427:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:227:22 PM–20:228:22 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:117:11 AM–08:558:55 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:2412:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5611:56 AM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:298:29 PM–22:1610:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Lābha05:265:26 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:558:55 AMgood
Kāla08:558:55 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Roga12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Udvega14:092:09 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid
Cara15:533:53 PM–17:375:37 PMneutral
Lābha17:375:37 PM–19:227:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:227:22 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Śubha20:378:37 PM–21:539:53 PMgood
Amṛta21:539:53 PM–23:0811:08 PMgood
Cara23:0811:08 PM–24:2312:23+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2312:23+1 AM–25:391:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:391:39+1 AM–26:542:54+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:542:54+1 AM–28:104:10+1 AMgood
Udvega28:104:10+1 AM–29:255:25+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:265:26 AM to 29:255:25+1 AM

05:265:26 AM sunrise19:227:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:255:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 21:499:49 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 16:024:02 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 06:076:07 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:378:37 AM
Bavauntil 21:499:49 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PM
Pradoṣa 19:227:22 PM–20:428:42 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 56 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:428:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī21:499:49 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā16:024:02 PMŚravaṇa
YogaSādhya06:076:07 AMŚubha
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:378:37 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra29:25 05:255:25 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 130
Day length
13 h 56 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
25:111:11+1 AM
Moonset
10:5710:57 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:265:26 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:464:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:264:26 AM05:265:26 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:265:26 AM08:138:13 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:558:55 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:138:13 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:508:50 AM10:3810:38 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM19:227:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:227:22 PM20:428:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:227:22 PM19:427:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:227:22 PM20:228:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:298:29 PM22:1610:16 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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