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Wednesday 18 December 1985 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 15:413:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:204:20 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:204:20 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:3011:30 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 34 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3011:30 AM
At noon, 11:3011:30 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 82° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 82° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:264:26 AM–05:205:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:534:53 AM–06:146:14 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:161:16 PM–13:581:58 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:086:08 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:138:13 PM–21:559:55 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:599:59 AM–11:4211:42 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika10:1110:11 AM–11:3011:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:0911:09 AM–11:5211:52 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:3011:30 AM–12:5012:50 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

Lābha06:146:14 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Amṛta07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Kāla08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Śubha10:1110:11 AM–11:3011:30 AMgood
Roga11:3011:30 AM–12:5012:50 PMavoid
Udvega12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMavoid
Cara14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PMneutral
Lābha15:283:28 PM–16:474:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega16:474:47 PM–18:286:28 PMavoid
Śubha18:286:28 PM–20:098:09 PMgood
Amṛta20:098:09 PM–21:509:50 PMgood
Cara21:509:50 PM–23:3111:31 PMneutral
Roga23:3111:31 PM–25:121:12+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:121:12+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:522:52+1 AM–28:334:33+1 AMgood
Udvega28:334:33+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:146:14 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM

06:146:14 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 16:204:20 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 28:444:44+1 AM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 22:3410:34 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:204:20 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:584:58+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:3011:30 AM–12:5012:50 PM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:356:35 PM
Niśītha 23:0711:07 PM–23:5511:55 PM

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. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:5012:50 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī16:204:20 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā28:44 04:444:44 AM ThuUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi22:3410:34 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija16:204:20 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra30:14 06:146:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2042
Śaka
1907
Kali
5086
Ahargaṇa
1 857 952
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:2611:26 AM
Moonset
23:1611:16 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:264:26 AM06:146:14 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:264:26 AM05:205:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:534:53 AM06:146:14 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:146:14 AM08:208:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:337:33 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:208:20 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:599:59 AM11:4211:42 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:1110:11 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:0911:09 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:3011:30 AM12:5012:50 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:161:16 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:356:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:086:08 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:138:13 PM21:559:55 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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