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February 2009 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 16 February 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 15:243:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:434:43 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:447:44 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

12:4112:41 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:4112:41 PM
At noon, 12:4112:41 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 262° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 57% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 262° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:335:33 AM–06:266:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:595:59 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:031:03 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:282:28 PM–15:113:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla18:006:00 PM–19:457:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:036:03 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:036:03 PM–19:237:23 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya07:347:34 AM–09:189:18 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla08:408:40 AM–10:0010:00 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:2111:21 AM–12:4112:41 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:461:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:022:02 PM–15:223:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:113:11 PM–15:543:54 PMan 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

Amṛta07:197:19 AM–08:408:40 AMgood
Kāla08:408:40 AM–10:0010:00 AMavoid
Śubha10:0010:00 AM–11:2111:21 AMgood
Roga11:2111:21 AM–12:4112:41 PMavoid
Udvega12:4112:41 PM–14:022:02 PMavoid
Cara14:022:02 PM–15:223:22 PMneutral
Lābha15:223:22 PM–16:434:43 PMgood
Amṛta16:434:43 PM–18:036:03 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:036:03 PM–19:427:42 PMneutral
Roga19:427:42 PM–21:229:22 PMavoid
Kāla21:229:22 PM–23:0111:01 PMavoid
Lābha23:0111:01 PM–24:4112:41+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4112:41+1 AM–26:202:20+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:202:20+1 AM–27:593:59+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:593:59+1 AM–29:395:39+1 AMgood
Cara29:395:39+1 AM–31:187:18+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:187:18+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise18:036:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 16:434:43 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 27:343:34+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 07:447:44 AM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 16:434:43 PM
Bālavauntil 29:375:37+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:408:40 AM–10:0010:00 AM
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:031:03 PM
Pradoṣa 18:036:03 PM–19:497:49 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:0010:00 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:031:03 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  6. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:497:49 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:051:05+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī16:434:43 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraViśākhā27:34 03:343:34 AM TueAnurādhā
YogaVṛddhi07:447:44 AMDhruva
KaraṇaBava16:434:43 PMBālava
VāraSomavāra31:18 07:187:18 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 413
Day length
10 h 44 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
25:421:42+1 AM
Moonset
10:1710:17 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:335:33 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:335:33 AM06:266:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:595:59 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:289:28 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:347:34 AM09:189:18 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:408:40 AM10:0010:00 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:289:28 AM11:3711:37 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM12:4112:41 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:461:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:461:46 PM15:543:54 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:022:02 PM15:223:22 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:282:28 PM15:113:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:113:11 PM15:543:54 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:543:54 PM18:036:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:006:00 PM19:457:45 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:036:03 PM19:497:49 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:036:03 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:036:03 PM19:237:23 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1712:17+1 AM25:051:05+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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