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Thursday 5 February 1987 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Māgha Śukla Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 05:445:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:376:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Ratha Saptamī

Saptamī covers 103 of 103 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:376:37 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 86° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 86° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:584:58 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2611:26 AM–12:1012:10 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:391:39 PM–14:232:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:205:20 PM–17:465:46 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:205:20 PM–18:386:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:0210:02 PM–23:4611:46 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:166:16 AM–07:397:39 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:029:02 AM–10:2510:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:579:57 AM–10:4210:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:3911:39 AM–13:231:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:111:11 PM–14:342:34 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:232:23 PM–15:073:07 PMan 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

Śubha06:166:16 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Roga07:397:39 AM–09:029:02 AMavoid
Udvega09:029:02 AM–10:2510:25 AMavoid
Cara10:2510:25 AM–11:4811:48 AMneutral
Lābha11:4811:48 AM–13:111:11 PMgood
Amṛta13:111:11 PM–14:342:34 PMgood
Kāla14:342:34 PM–15:573:57 PMavoid
Śubha15:573:57 PM–17:205:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:205:20 PM–18:576:57 PMgood
Cara18:576:57 PM–20:348:34 PMneutral
Roga20:348:34 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Kāla22:1110:11 PM–23:4811:48 PMavoid
Lābha23:4811:48 PM–25:251:25+1 AMgood
Udvega25:251:25+1 AM–27:013:01+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:013:01+1 AM–28:384:38+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:384:38+1 AM–30:156:15+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM

06:166:16 AM sunrise17:205:20 PM sunsetsunrise 30:156:15+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 06:376:37 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 27:143:14+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śuklauntil 27:513:51+1 AM
Brahmapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 06:376:37 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 19:217:21 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2611:26 AM–12:1012:10 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:111:11 PM–14:342:34 PM
Pradoṣa 17:205:20 PM–19:047:04 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1012:10 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:342:34 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 05 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:047:04 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  11. BrahmaYoga: Śukla ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī06:376:37 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī27:14 03:143:14 AM FriKṛttikā
YogaŚukla27:51 03:513:51 AM FriBrahma
KaraṇaVaṇija06:376:37 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:15 06:156:15 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2043
Śaka
1908
Kali
5087
Ahargaṇa
1 858 366
Day length
11 h 05 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:3610:36 AM
Moonset
24:1212:12+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:584:58 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:166:16 AM07:397:39 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:029:02 AM10:2510:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:579:57 AM10:4210:42 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2611:26 AM12:1012:10 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:3911:39 AM13:231:23 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:073:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:342:34 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:391:39 PM14:232:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:232:23 PM15:073:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:073:07 PM17:205:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:205:20 PM19:047:04 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:205:20 PM17:465:46 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:205:20 PM18:386:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:0210:02 PM23:4611:46 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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