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Tuesday 21 May 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 09:399:39 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5311:53 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:075:07 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:5311:53 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 264° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 264° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:513:51 AM–04:294:29 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:104:10 AM–05:075:07 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5411:54 AM–12:5312:53 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:3312:33 PM–14:212:21 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:473:47 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:407:40 PM–19:597:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:407:40 PM–20:378:37 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:028:02 AM–09:009:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:458:45 AM–10:3410:34 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2412:24 PM–14:132:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:024:02 PM–17:515:51 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2711:27 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

Roga05:075:07 AM–06:566:56 AMavoid
Udvega06:566:56 AM–08:458:45 AMavoid
Cara08:458:45 AM–10:3410:34 AMneutral
Lābha10:3410:34 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Amṛta12:2412:24 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Kāla14:132:13 PM–16:024:02 PMavoid
Śubha16:024:02 PM–17:515:51 PMgood
Roga17:515:51 PM–19:407:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla19:407:40 PM–20:518:51 PMavoid
Lābha20:518:51 PM–22:0210:02 PMgood
Udvega22:0210:02 PM–23:1211:12 PMavoid
Śubha23:1211:12 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1good
Amṛta24:2312:23 AM+1–25:341:34 AM+1good
Cara25:341:34 AM+1–26:452:45 AM+1neutral
Roga26:452:45 AM+1–27:563:56 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:563:56 AM+1–29:065:06 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06 AM+1

05:075:07 AM sunrise19:407:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:065:06 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 11:5311:53 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 24:1212:12 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:5311:53 AM
Bālavauntil 25:031:03 AM+1
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5411:54 AM–12:5312:53 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:024:02 PM–17:515:51 PM
Pradoṣa 19:407:40 PM–20:568:56 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 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. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5312:53 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:515:51 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 14 h 33 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:568:56 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī11:5311:53 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā24:12 00:1212:12 AM WedŚatabhiṣā
YogaIndrapast sunriseVaidhṛti
KaraṇaBava11:5311:53 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:06 05:065:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2014
Śaka
1879
Kali
5058
Ahargaṇa
1 847 514
Day length
14 h 33 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
24:5712:57 AM+1
Moonset
11:3811:38 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:513:51 AM05:075:07 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:513:51 AM04:294:29 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:104:10 AM05:075:07 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:075:07 AM08:028:02 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:028:02 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:028:02 AM09:009:00 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:458:45 AM10:3410:34 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:5312:53 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM14:132:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:3312:33 PM14:212:21 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:511:51 PM16:454:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:473:47 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:024:02 PM17:515:51 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:454:45 PM19:407:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:407:40 PM20:568:56 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:407:40 PM19:597:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:407:40 PM20:378:37 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2711:27 PM24:0412:04 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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