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Thursday 18 December 2008 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 02:172:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:341:34 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:146:14 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:501:50 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3111:31 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3111:31 AM
At noon, 11:3111:31 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 257° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 61% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 257° falls in Kṛṣṇa 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
  • Abhijit11:0911:09 AM–11:5211:52 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • 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 kāla17:525:52 PM–19:277:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:146:14 AM–07:337:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:198:19 AM–09:559:55 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:459:45 AM–10:2710:27 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:581:58 PM–14:412:41 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

Śubha06:146:14 AM–07:337:33 AMgood
Roga07:337:33 AM–08:528:52 AMavoid
Udvega08:528:52 AM–10:1110:11 AMavoid
Cara10:1110:11 AM–11:3111:31 AMneutral
Lābha11:3111:31 AM–12:5012:50 PMgood
Amṛta12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 PMgood
Kāla14:092:09 PM–15:283:28 PMavoid
Śubha15:283:28 PM–16:474:47 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:474:47 PM–18:286:28 PMgood
Cara18:286:28 PM–20:098:09 PMneutral
Roga20:098:09 PM–21:509:50 PMavoid
Kāla21:509:50 PM–23:3111:31 PMavoid
Lābha23:3111:31 PM–25:121:12 AM+1good
Udvega25:121:12 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:532:53 AM+1–28:334:33 AM+1good
Amṛta28:334:33 AM+1–30:146:14 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:146:14 AM sunrise16:474:47 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 18:366:36 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:501:50 PM
Bavauntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0911:09 AM–11:5211:52 AM
Rāhu kāla 12:5012:50 PM–14:092:09 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 11:5211:52 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:092:09 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 34 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:356:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5511:55 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī25:34 01:341:34 AM FriAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:13 00:1312:13 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti18:366:36 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:501:50 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:14 06:146:14 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 353
Day length
10 h 34 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:0111:01 PM
Moonset
10:4410:44 AM

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 AM08:218:21 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:146:14 AM07:337:33 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:198:19 AM09:559:55 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:218:21 AM10:2710:27 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:528:52 AM10:1110:11 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:459:45 AM10:2710:27 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:0711:07 AM11:5511:55 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0911:09 AM11:5211:52 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3412:34 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:5012:50 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:161:16 PM13:581:58 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:581:58 PM14:412:41 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 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 nakṣatra17:525:52 PM19:277:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0711:07 PM23:5511:55 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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