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Tuesday 21 January 2025 · Datong, Shanxi, China

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 12:2912:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:103:10 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:447:44 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:103:10 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:3812:38 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDatong12:3812:38 PM
At noon, 12:3812:38 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 263° ahead of it, in Citrā, 56% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 263° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:486:48 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:196:19 AM–07:447:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:162:16 PM–14:552:55 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:325:32 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:325:32 PM–18:576:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:536:53 PM–20:418:41 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Varjya08:028:02 AM–09:519:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta09:429:42 AM–10:2110:21 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3812:38 PM–13:521:52 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:053:05 PM–16:194:19 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:1311:13 PM–24:1012:10+1 AMan 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

Roga07:447:44 AM–08:588:58 AMavoid
Udvega08:588:58 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Cara10:1110:11 AM–11:2511:25 AMneutral
Lābha11:2511:25 AM–12:3812:38 PMgood
Amṛta12:3812:38 PM–13:521:52 PMgood
Kāla13:521:52 PM–15:053:05 PMavoid
Śubha15:053:05 PM–16:194:19 PMgood
Roga16:194:19 PM–17:325:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:325:32 PM–19:197:19 PMavoid
Lābha19:197:19 PM–21:059:05 PMgood
Udvega21:059:05 PM–22:5210:52 PMavoid
Śubha22:5210:52 PM–24:3812:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:3812:38+1 AM–26:242:24+1 AMgood
Cara26:242:24+1 AM–28:114:11+1 AMneutral
Roga28:114:11+1 AM–29:575:57+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:575:57+1 AM–31:447:44+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:447:44 AM to 31:447:44+1 AM

07:447:44 AM sunrise17:325:32 PM sunsetsunrise 31:447:44+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 15:103:10 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Citrāuntil 26:072:07+1 AM
Svātīpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 30:196:19+1 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 15:103:10 PM
Bālavauntil 28:314:31+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1912:19 PM–12:5812:58 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:053:05 PM–16:194:19 PM
Pradoṣa 17:325:32 PM–19:267:26 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5812:58 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:194:19 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:267:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:021:02+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. SvātīNakṣatra: Citrā ends.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī15:103:10 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraCitrā26:07 02:072:07 AM WedSvātī
YogaDhṛti30:19 06:196:19 AM WedŚūla
KaraṇaBava15:103:10 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:44 07:447:44 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 231
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
25:021:02+1 AM
Moonset
11:0811:08 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:515:51 AM07:447:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:515:51 AM06:486:48 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:196:19 AM07:447:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:447:44 AM09:429:42 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:028:02 AM09:519:51 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:429:42 AM11:4011:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:429:42 AM10:2110:21 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3812:38 PM13:521:52 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:371:37 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:162:16 PM14:552:55 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:053:05 PM16:194:19 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:325:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:325:32 PM19:267:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:325:32 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:325:32 PM18:576:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:536:53 PM20:418:41 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:1311:13 PM24:1012:10+1 AM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:1412:14+1 AM25:021:02+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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