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Tuesday 8 January 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 00:4112:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:272:27 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:507:50 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:381:38 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:3312:33 PM

The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 28 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3312:33 PM
At noon, 12:3312:33 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 78° ahead of it, in Uttara Bhādrapadā, 39% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 78° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:535:53 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:507:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:082:08 PM–14:462:46 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla16:404:40 PM–18:256:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:185:18 PM–17:475:47 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:185:18 PM–18:456:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:439:43 AM–10:2110:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1210:12 AM–11:2311:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3412:34 PM–13:451:45 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:562:56 PM–16:074:07 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0611:06 PM–24:0412:04 AM+1an 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

Roga07:507:50 AM–09:019:01 AMavoid
Udvega09:019:01 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Cara10:1210:12 AM–11:2311:23 AMneutral
Lābha11:2311:23 AM–12:3412:34 PMgood
Amṛta12:3412:34 PM–13:451:45 PMgood
Kāla13:451:45 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Śubha14:562:56 PM–16:074:07 PMgood
Roga16:074:07 PM–17:185:18 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:185:18 PM–19:077:07 PMavoid
Lābha19:077:07 PM–20:568:56 PMgood
Udvega20:568:56 PM–22:4510:45 PMavoid
Śubha22:4510:45 PM–24:3412:34 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3412:34 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1good
Cara26:222:22 AM+1–28:114:11 AM+1neutral
Roga28:114:11 AM+1–30:006:00 AM+1avoid
Kāla30:006:00 AM+1–31:497:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:507:50 AM to 31:497:49 AM+1

07:507:50 AM sunrise17:185:18 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 26:272:27 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Bhādrapadāuntil 21:569:56 PM
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 25:191:19 AM+1
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 13:381:38 PM
Vaṇijauntil 26:272:27 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:562:56 PM–16:074:07 PM
Pradoṣa 17:185:18 PM–19:147:14 PM
Niśītha 24:1012:10 AM+1–24:5812:58 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:074:07 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 28 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:147:14 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. RevatīNakṣatra: Uttara Bhādrapadā ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:5812:58 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī26:27 02:272:27 AM WedAṣṭamī
NakṣatraUttara Bhādrapadā21:569:56 PMRevatī
YogaParigha25:19 01:191:19 AM WedŚiva
KaraṇaGara13:381:38 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 381
Day length
9 h 28 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
11:1011:10 AM
Moonset
24:1412:14 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:535:53 AM07:507:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:535:53 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:507:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:507:50 AM09:439:43 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:439:43 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:439:43 AM10:2110:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:2311:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1012:10 PM12:5812:58 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3412:34 PM13:451:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:301:30 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:082:08 PM14:462:46 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:562:56 PM16:074:07 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:185:18 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra16:404:40 PM18:256:25 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:185:18 PM19:147:14 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:185:18 PM17:475:47 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:185:18 PM18:456:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0611:06 PM24:0412:04 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1012:10 AM+124:5812:58 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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