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Wednesday 18 March 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 10:2210:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3312:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 26 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:346:34 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3312:33 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:3512:35 PM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3512:35 PM
At noon, 12:3512:35 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 264° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 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 muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:225:22 AM–06:346:34 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:207:20 AM–09:079:07 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:243:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:366:36 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:366:36 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:058:05 AM–09:359:35 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:0511:05 AM–12:3512:35 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1112:11 PM–12:5912:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3512:35 PM–14:062:06 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:092:09+1 AM–27:573:57+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

Lābha06:346:34 AM–08:058:05 AMgood
Amṛta08:058:05 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Kāla09:359:35 AM–11:0511:05 AMavoid
Śubha11:0511:05 AM–12:3512:35 PMgood
Roga12:3512:35 PM–14:062:06 PMavoid
Udvega14:062:06 PM–15:363:36 PMavoid
Cara15:363:36 PM–17:065:06 PMneutral
Lābha17:065:06 PM–18:366:36 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:366:36 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Śubha20:068:06 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Amṛta21:359:35 PM–23:0511:05 PMgood
Cara23:0511:05 PM–24:3412:34+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3412:34+1 AM–26:042:04+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:042:04+1 AM–27:343:34+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:343:34+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood
Udvega29:035:03+1 AM–30:336:33+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:346:34 AM to 30:336:33+1 AM

06:346:34 AM sunrise18:366:36 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 12:3312:33 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 17:095:09 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 16:044:04 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:3312:33 PM
Bālavauntil 25:471:47+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3512:35 PM–14:062:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:366:36 PM–20:128:12 PM
Niśītha 24:1012:10+1 AM–24:5812:58+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. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:062:06 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 02 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:128:12 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:5812:58+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī12:3312:33 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā17:095:09 PMMūla
YogaSiddhi16:044:04 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava12:3312:33 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 443
Day length
12 h 02 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
26:172:17+1 AM
Moonset
10:1810:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:346:34 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:225:22 AM06:346:34 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:346:34 AM08:598:59 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:207:20 AM09:079:07 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:058:05 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:598:59 AM11:2311:23 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:0511:05 AM12:3512:35 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:1112:11 PM12:5912:59 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3512:35 PM14:062:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:471:47 PM16:124:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:243:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:124:12 PM18:366:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:366:36 PM20:128:12 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:366:36 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:366:36 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1012:10+1 AM24:5812:58+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:092:09+1 AM27:573:57+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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