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Wednesday 1 May 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 09:369:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:178:17 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:275:27 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:396:39 AM

Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.

Noon

12:2412:24 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:2412:24 PM
At noon, 12:2412:24 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 266° ahead of it, in Śravaṇa, 53% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 266° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:064:06 AM–04:474:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:264:26 AM–05:275:27 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:432:43 PM–15:393:39 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:227:22 PM–19:427:42 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:227:22 PM–20:228:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:427:42 PM–21:149:14 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:117:11 AM–08:568:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya10:3010:30 AM–12:0212:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:4010:40 AM–12:2412:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5611:56 AM–12:5212:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:275:27 AM–07:117:11 AMgood
Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:568:56 AMgood
Kāla08:568:56 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Śubha10:4010:40 AM–12:2412:24 PMgood
Roga12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Udvega14:092:09 PM–15:533:53 PMavoid
Cara15:533:53 PM–17:375:37 PMneutral
Lābha17:375:37 PM–19:227:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:227:22 PM–20:378:37 PMavoid
Śubha20:378:37 PM–21:539:53 PMgood
Amṛta21:539:53 PM–23:0811:08 PMgood
Cara23:0811:08 PM–24:2412:24+1 AMneutral
Roga24:2412:24+1 AM–25:391:39+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:391:39+1 AM–26:552:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:552:55+1 AM–28:104:10+1 AMgood
Udvega28:104:10+1 AM–29:265:26+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26+1 AM

05:275:27 AM sunrise19:227:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:265:26+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 08:178:17 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 06:396:39 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Śubhauntil 22:3110:31 PM
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:178:17 AM
Bālavauntil 19:277:27 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:2412:24 PM–14:092:09 PM
Pradoṣa 19:227:22 PM–20:428:42 PM
Niśītha 24:0012:00+1 AM–24:4812:48+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. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:428:42 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  9. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4812:48+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī08:178:17 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā06:396:39 AMŚravaṇa
YogaŚubha22:3110:31 PMŚukla
KaraṇaBava08:178:17 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra29:26 05:265:26 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 966
Day length
13 h 55 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
26:202:20+1 AM
Moonset
11:0311:03 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:064:06 AM05:275:27 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:064:06 AM04:474:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:264:26 AM05:275:27 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:275:27 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:117:11 AM08:568:56 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:3010:30 AM12:0212:02 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4010:40 AM12:2412:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5611:56 AM12:5212:52 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:0012:00 PM12:4812:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:2412:24 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:481:48 PM16:354:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:432:43 PM15:393:39 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:354:35 PM19:227:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:227:22 PM20:428:42 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:227:22 PM19:427:42 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:227:22 PM20:228:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:427:42 PM21:149:14 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:0012:00+1 AM24:4812:48+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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