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January 1985 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Monday 28 January 1985 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Māgha Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 08:308:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1211:12 AM.

Observed here on this day

Ratha Saptamī

Saptamī covers 98 of 98 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:117:11 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:0410:04 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 49 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 85° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 85° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:345:34 AM–06:236:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:585:58 AM–07:117:11 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:5511:55 AM–13:431:43 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4212:42 PM–13:291:29 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:043:04 PM–15:513:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:007:00 PM–19:247:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:007:00 PM–20:138:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:408:40 AM–10:0810:08 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:3711:37 AM–13:061:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:291:29 PM–14:172:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:342:34 PM–16:034:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya15:323:32 PM–17:205:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:513:51 PM–16:384:38 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya30:466:46+1 AM–32:338:33+1 AMa 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

Amṛta07:117:11 AM–08:408:40 AMgood
Kāla08:408:40 AM–10:0810:08 AMavoid
Śubha10:0810:08 AM–11:3711:37 AMgood
Roga11:3711:37 AM–13:061:06 PMavoid
Udvega13:061:06 PM–14:342:34 PMavoid
Cara14:342:34 PM–16:034:03 PMneutral
Lābha16:034:03 PM–17:325:32 PMgood
Amṛta17:325:32 PM–19:007:00 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara19:007:00 PM–20:328:32 PMneutral
Roga20:328:32 PM–22:0310:03 PMavoid
Kāla22:0310:03 PM–23:3411:34 PMavoid
Lābha23:3411:34 PM–25:061:06+1 AMgood
Udvega25:061:06+1 AM–26:372:37+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:372:37+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:094:09+1 AM–29:405:40+1 AMgood
Cara29:405:40+1 AM–31:117:11+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:117:11 AM to 31:117:11+1 AM

07:117:11 AM sunrise19:007:00 PM sunsetsunrise 31:117:11+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 11:1211:12 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 20:028:02 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 10:0410:04 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:1211:12 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 24:2912:29+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:408:40 AM–10:0810:08 AM
Abhijit 12:4212:42 PM–13:291:29 PM
Pradoṣa 19:007:00 PM–20:388:38 PM
Niśītha 24:4212:42+1 AM–25:301:30+1 AM

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 10:0810:08 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. AbhijitUntil 13:291:29 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 11 h 49 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:388:38 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:301:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī11:1211:12 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraAśvinī20:028:02 PMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya10:0410:04 AMŚubha
KaraṇaVaṇija11:1211:12 AMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra31:11 07:117:11 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2041
Śaka
1906
Kali
5085
Ahargaṇa
1 857 628
Day length
11 h 49 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:2412:24 PM
Moonset
24:5412:54+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:345:34 AM07:117:11 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:345:34 AM06:236:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:585:58 AM07:117:11 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:117:11 AM09:339:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:408:40 AM10:0810:08 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:339:33 AM11:5511:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:3711:37 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:5511:55 AM13:431:43 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4212:42 PM13:291:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:291:29 PM14:172:17 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:172:17 PM16:384:38 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:342:34 PM16:034:03 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:043:04 PM15:513:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra15:323:32 PM17:205:20 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:513:51 PM16:384:38 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:384:38 PM19:007:00 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:007:00 PM20:388:38 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:007:00 PM19:247:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:007:00 PM20:138:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4212:42+1 AM25:301:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra30:466:46+1 AM32:338:33+1 AMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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