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January 1960 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 21 January 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 12:2812:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3811:38 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:457:45 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3811:38 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 265° ahead of it, in Citrā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 265° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:486:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:206:20 AM–07:457:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:393:39 PM–17:135:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:315:31 PM–17:595:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:315:31 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:457:45 AM–08:598:59 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:1210:12 AM–11:2511:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0111:01 AM–11:4011:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:511:51 PM–15:043:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:552:55 PM–15:343:34 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:183:18+1 AM–28:504:50+1 AMa 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

Śubha07:457:45 AM–08:598:59 AMgood
Roga08:598:59 AM–10:1210:12 AMavoid
Udvega10:1210:12 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Cara11:2511:25 AM–12:3812:38 PMneutral
Lābha12:3812:38 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Amṛta13:511:51 PM–15:043:04 PMgood
Kāla15:043:04 PM–16:184:18 PMavoid
Śubha16:184:18 PM–17:315:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:315:31 PM–19:187:18 PMgood
Cara19:187:18 PM–21:049:04 PMneutral
Roga21:049:04 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Kāla22:5110:51 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:3812:38+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMgood
Udvega26:252:25+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMavoid
Śubha28:114:11+1 AM–29:585:58+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:585:58+1 AM–31:457:45+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:457:45 AM sunrise17:315:31 PM sunsetsunrise 31:457:45+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 11:3811:38 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 21:569:56 PM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 26:242:24+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3811:38 AM
Bālavauntil 23:0111:01 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:511:51 PM–15:043:04 PM
Pradoṣa 17:315:31 PM–19:257:25 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:043:04 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 46 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:257:25 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī11:3811:38 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraCitrā21:569:56 PMSvātī
YogaDhṛti26:24 02:242:24 AM FriŚūla
KaraṇaBava11:3811:38 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra31:45 07:457:45 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2016
Śaka
1881
Kali
5060
Ahargaṇa
1 848 489
Day length
9 h 46 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:031:03+1 AM
Moonset
11:3511:35 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:515:51 AM07:457:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:515:51 AM06:486:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:206:20 AM07:457:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:457:45 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:457:45 AM08:598:59 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1210:12 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0111:01 AM11:4011:40 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1412:14 PM13:021:02 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1912:19 PM12:5812:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:343:34 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:511:51 PM15:043:04 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:552:55 PM15:343:34 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:343:34 PM17:315:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:393:39 PM17:135:13 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:315:31 PM19:257:25 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:315:31 PM17:595:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:315:31 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:183:18+1 AM28:504:50+1 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
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