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April 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseCaitra Śukla to Vaiśākha ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 25 April 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Vaiśākha Śukla Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 08:058:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2910:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:035:03 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

05:585:58 AM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 58 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 84° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 84° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:343:34 AM–04:194:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā03:573:57 AM–05:035:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0611:06 AM–11:5811:58 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:016:01 PM–18:236:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:016:01 PM–19:077:07 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:411:41+1 AM–27:293:29+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:035:03 AM–06:406:40 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:178:17 AM–09:559:55 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:229:22 AM–10:1410:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:091:09 PM–14:472:47 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:342:34 PM–15:263:26 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:562:56 PM–16:434:43 PMa 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

Śubha05:035:03 AM–06:406:40 AMgood
Roga06:406:40 AM–08:178:17 AMavoid
Udvega08:178:17 AM–09:559:55 AMavoid
Cara09:559:55 AM–11:3211:32 AMneutral
Lābha11:3211:32 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Amṛta13:091:09 PM–14:472:47 PMgood
Kāla14:472:47 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Śubha16:244:24 PM–18:016:01 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:016:01 PM–19:247:24 PMgood
Cara19:247:24 PM–20:468:46 PMneutral
Roga20:468:46 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Kāla22:0910:09 PM–23:3211:32 PMavoid
Lābha23:3211:32 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMgood
Udvega24:5412:54+1 AM–26:172:17+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:172:17+1 AM–27:393:39+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:393:39+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:035:03 AM to 29:025:02+1 AM

05:035:03 AM sunrise18:016:01 PM sunsetsunrise 29:025:02+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 10:2910:29 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 05:585:58 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 09:369:36 AM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:2910:29 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:4011:40 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0611:06 AM–11:5811:58 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:091:09 PM–14:472:47 PM
Pradoṣa 18:016:01 PM–19:297:29 PM
Niśītha 23:0811:08 PM–23:5611:56 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  3. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 11:5811:58 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:472:47 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  8. SunsetDay length 12 h 58 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 19:297:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī10:2910:29 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu05:585:58 AMPuṣya
YogaDhṛti09:369:36 AMŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija10:2910:29 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra29:02 05:025:02 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 733
Day length
12 h 58 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:5410:54 AM
Moonset
24:1112:11+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:343:34 AM05:035:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:343:34 AM04:194:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight03:573:57 AM05:035:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:035:03 AM07:387:38 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:035:03 AM06:406:40 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:387:38 AM10:1410:14 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:178:17 AM09:559:55 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:229:22 AM10:1410:14 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0611:06 AM11:5811:58 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:263:26 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:472:47 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:342:34 PM15:263:26 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:562:56 PM16:434:43 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening15:263:26 PM18:016:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:016:01 PM19:297:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:016:01 PM18:236:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:016:01 PM19:077:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:411:41+1 AM27:293:29+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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