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Monday 16 December 1996 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 03:223:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:221:22+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:192:19 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

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 76° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 38% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 76° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:254:25 AM–05:195:19 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:524:52 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:189:18 AM–10:4810:48 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:5111:51 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:151:15 PM–13:571:57 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:474:47 PM–17:135:13 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:474:47 PM–18:076:07 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:327:32 AM–08:518:51 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1010:10 AM–11:3011:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5111:51 AM–12:3312:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:4912:49 PM–14:082:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:571:57 PM–14:402:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:1010:10 PM–23:4111:41 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

Amṛta06:136:13 AM–07:327:32 AMgood
Kāla07:327:32 AM–08:518:51 AMavoid
Śubha08:518:51 AM–10:1010:10 AMgood
Roga10:1010:10 AM–11:3011:30 AMavoid
Udvega11:3011:30 AM–12:4912:49 PMavoid
Cara12:4912:49 PM–14:082:08 PMneutral
Lābha14:082:08 PM–15:273:27 PMgood
Amṛta15:273:27 PM–16:474:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:474:47 PM–18:276:27 PMneutral
Roga18:276:27 PM–20:088:08 PMavoid
Kāla20:088:08 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Lābha21:499:49 PM–23:3011:30 PMgood
Udvega23:3011:30 PM–25:111:11+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:111:11+1 AM–26:522:52+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:522:52+1 AM–28:324:32+1 AMgood
Cara28:324:32+1 AM–30:136:13+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:136:13+1 AM

06:136:13 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:136:13+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 25:221:22+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 16:034:03 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 14:232:23 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 14:192:19 PM
Vaṇijauntil 25:221:22+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:327:32 AM–08:518:51 AM
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:5111:51 AM
Pradoṣa 16:474:47 PM–18:346:34 PM
Niśītha 23:0611:06 PM–23:5411:54 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:518:51 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 11:5111:51 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:346:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 23:5411:54 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī25:22 01:221:22 AM TueAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā16:034:03 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra14:232:23 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaGara14:192:19 PMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:13 06:136:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 968
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
10:5210:52 AM
Moonset
22:5510:55 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:254:25 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:254:25 AM05:195:19 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:524:52 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:327:32 AM08:518:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:2610:26 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:189:18 AM10:4810:48 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1010:10 AM11:3011:30 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0611:06 AM11:5411:54 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5111:51 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3312:33 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3312:33 PM14:402:40 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:4912:49 PM14:082:08 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:151:15 PM13:571:57 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:571:57 PM14:402:40 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:402:40 PM16:474:47 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:474:47 PM18:346:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:474:47 PM17:135:13 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:474:47 PM18:076:07 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:1010:10 PM23:4111:41 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0611:06 PM23:5411:54 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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