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Wednesday 3 January 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 19:417:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1910:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:497:49 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:038:03 AM

Saubhāgya gives way to Śobhana.

Noon

12:3112:31 PM

The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3112:31 PM
At noon, 12:3112:31 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 260° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 59% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 260° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:525:52 AM–06:516:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:226:22 AM–07:497:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:099:09 AM–10:5710:57 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:052:05 PM–14:422:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:135:13 PM–17:425:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:135:13 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:009:00 AM–10:1010:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2111:21 AM–12:3112:31 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:5012:50 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:3112:31 PM–13:411:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya26:392:39+1 AM–28:264:26+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

Lābha07:497:49 AM–09:009:00 AMgood
Amṛta09:009:00 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Kāla10:1010:10 AM–11:2111:21 AMavoid
Śubha11:2111:21 AM–12:3112:31 PMgood
Roga12:3112:31 PM–13:411:41 PMavoid
Udvega13:411:41 PM–14:522:52 PMavoid
Cara14:522:52 PM–16:024:02 PMneutral
Lābha16:024:02 PM–17:135:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:135:13 PM–19:027:02 PMavoid
Śubha19:027:02 PM–20:528:52 PMgood
Amṛta20:528:52 PM–22:4110:41 PMgood
Cara22:4110:41 PM–24:3112:31+1 AMneutral
Roga24:3112:31+1 AM–26:212:21+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:212:21+1 AM–28:104:10+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:104:10+1 AM–30:006:00+1 AMgood
Udvega30:006:00+1 AM–31:497:49+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:497:49 AM sunrise17:135:13 PM sunsetsunrise 31:497:49+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 22:1910:19 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 17:165:16 PM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 08:038:03 AM
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 09:019:01 AM
Bavauntil 22:1910:19 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:3112:31 PM–13:411:41 PM
Pradoṣa 17:135:13 PM–19:107:10 PM
Niśītha 24:0712:07+1 AM–24:5512:55+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. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:411:41 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 23 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:107:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:5512:55+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī22:1910:19 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī17:165:16 PMHasta
YogaSaubhāgya08:038:03 AMŚobhana
KaraṇaViṣṭi09:019:01 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra31:49 07:497:49 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 847
Day length
9 h 23 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:1412:14+1 AM
Moonset
11:4711:47 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:525:52 AM07:497:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:525:52 AM06:516:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:226:22 AM07:497:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:497:49 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:009:00 AM10:1010:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:099:09 AM10:5710:57 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:3511:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2111:21 AM12:3112:31 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:0712:07 PM12:5512:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:3112:31 PM13:411:41 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:271:27 PM15:203:20 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:052:05 PM14:422:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:203:20 PM17:135:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:135:13 PM19:107:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:135:13 PM17:425:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:135:13 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:0712:07+1 AM24:5512:55+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:392:39+1 AM28:264:26+1 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
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