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Thursday 16 April 2009 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 00:4512:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:203:20 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:115:11 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:022:02 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:3411:34 AM

The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3411:34 AM
At noon, 11:3411:34 AM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 257° ahead of it, in Pūrvāṣāḍhā, 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 muhūrta03:413:41 AM–04:264:26 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:034:03 AM–05:115:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:0811:08 AM–11:5911:59 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:332:33 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:196:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:047:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:578:57 PM–22:4510:45 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:115:11 AM–06:476:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:228:22 AM–09:589:58 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:269:26 AM–10:1710:17 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya10:0710:07 AM–11:5511:55 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:332:33 PM–15:243:24 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

Śubha05:115:11 AM–06:476:47 AMgood
Roga06:476:47 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Udvega08:228:22 AM–09:589:58 AMavoid
Cara09:589:58 AM–11:3411:34 AMneutral
Lābha11:3411:34 AM–13:101:10 PMgood
Amṛta13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PMgood
Kāla14:452:45 PM–16:214:21 PMavoid
Śubha16:214:21 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:575:57 PM–19:217:21 PMgood
Cara19:217:21 PM–20:458:45 PMneutral
Roga20:458:45 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Kāla22:0910:09 PM–23:3311:33 PMavoid
Lābha23:3311:33 PM–24:5812:58 AM+1good
Udvega24:5812:58 AM+1–26:222:22 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:222:22 AM+1–27:463:46 AM+1good
Amṛta27:463:46 AM+1–29:105:10 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:115:11 AM to 29:105:10 AM+1

05:115:11 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 29:105:10 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 27:203:20 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrvāṣāḍhāuntil 26:222:22 AM+1
Uttarāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 20:328:32 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:022:02 PM
Bavauntil 27:203:20 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:0811:08 AM–11:5911:59 AM
Rāhu kāla 13:101:10 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:277:27 PM
Niśītha 23:0911:09 PM–23:5711:57 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 11:5911:59 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 12 h 46 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:277:27 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 23:5711:57 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. UttarāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Pūrvāṣāḍhā ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī27:20 03:203:20 AM FriAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrvāṣāḍhā26:22 02:222:22 AM FriUttarāṣāḍhā
YogaŚiva20:328:32 PMSiddha
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:022:02 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra29:10 05:105:10 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 472
Day length
12 h 46 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
24:0812:08 AM+1
Moonset
09:599:59 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:413:41 AM05:115:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:413:41 AM04:264:26 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:034:03 AM05:115:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:115:11 AM07:447:44 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:115:11 AM06:476:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon07:447:44 AM10:1710:17 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:589:58 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:269:26 AM10:1710:17 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra10:0710:07 AM11:5511:55 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:0811:08 AM11:5911:59 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:1011:10 AM11:5811:58 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:101:10 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:332:33 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:332:33 PM15:243:24 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:277:27 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:196:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:047:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:578:57 PM22:4510:45 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:0911:09 PM23:5711:57 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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