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Monday 21 December 2020 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 12:2312:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:461:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

06:156:15 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:219:21 AM

Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.

Noon

11:3211:32 AM

The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonDoha11:3211:32 AM
At noon, 11:3211:32 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 83° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 44% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 83° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:284:28 AM–05:225:22 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:156:15 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla11:5211:52 AM–13:371:37 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:181:18 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:494:49 PM–17:165:16 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:494:49 PM–18:106:10 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5311:53 AM–12:3512:35 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:422:42 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

Amṛta06:156:15 AM–07:357:35 AMgood
Kāla07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Śubha08:548:54 AM–10:1310:13 AMgood
Roga10:1310:13 AM–11:3211:32 AMavoid
Udvega11:3211:32 AM–12:5112:51 PMavoid
Cara12:5112:51 PM–14:102:10 PMneutral
Lābha14:102:10 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Amṛta15:303:30 PM–16:494:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:494:49 PM–18:306:30 PMneutral
Roga18:306:30 PM–20:118:11 PMavoid
Kāla20:118:11 PM–21:519:51 PMavoid
Lābha21:519:51 PM–23:3211:32 PMgood
Udvega23:3211:32 PM–25:131:13 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:131:13 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1good
Amṛta26:542:54 AM+1–28:354:35 AM+1good
Cara28:354:35 AM+1–30:166:16 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

06:156:15 AM sunrise16:494:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:166:16 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 13:461:46 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 20:338:33 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 09:219:21 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:461:46 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 26:412:41 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:357:35 AM–08:548:54 AM
Abhijit 11:1111:11 AM–11:5311:53 AM
Pradoṣa 16:494:49 PM–18:366:36 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:548:54 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 11:5311:53 AM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 33 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:366:36 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 23:5611:56 PM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī13:461:46 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā20:338:33 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi09:219:21 AMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija13:461:46 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra30:16 06:166:16 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2077
Śaka
1942
Kali
5121
Ahargaṇa
1 870 739
Day length
10 h 33 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:3111:31 AM
Moonset
23:2311:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:284:28 AM06:156:15 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:284:28 AM05:225:22 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:156:15 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:156:15 AM08:228:22 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:357:35 AM08:548:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:228:22 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:1310:13 AM11:3211:32 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:0811:08 AM11:5611:56 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:1111:11 AM11:5311:53 AM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5211:52 AM13:371:37 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5311:53 AM12:3512:35 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:3512:35 PM14:422:42 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5112:51 PM14:102:10 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:181:18 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:422:42 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:422:42 PM16:494:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:494:49 PM18:366:36 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:494:49 PM17:165:16 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:494:49 PM18:106:10 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:0811:08 PM23:5611:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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