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Tuesday 10 December 2002 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 21:239:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5110:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

05:535:53 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:389:38 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

11:4511:45 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4511:45 AM
At noon, 11:4511:45 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 79° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 40% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 79° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:154:15 AM–05:045:04 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:404:40 AM–05:535:53 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:431:43 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:035:03 PM–18:476:47 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:375:37 PM–18:026:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:375:37 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya06:396:39 AM–08:238:23 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–09:019:01 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3210:32 PM–23:2111:21 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

Roga05:535:53 AM–07:217:21 AMavoid
Udvega07:217:21 AM–08:498:49 AMavoid
Cara08:498:49 AM–10:1710:17 AMneutral
Lābha10:1710:17 AM–11:4511:45 AMgood
Amṛta11:4511:45 AM–13:131:13 PMgood
Kāla13:131:13 PM–14:412:41 PMavoid
Śubha14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PMgood
Roga16:094:09 PM–17:375:37 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:375:37 PM–19:097:09 PMavoid
Lābha19:097:09 PM–20:428:42 PMgood
Udvega20:428:42 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Śubha22:1410:14 PM–23:4611:46 PMgood
Amṛta23:4611:46 PM–25:181:18+1 AMgood
Cara25:181:18+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMneutral
Roga26:502:50+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:224:22+1 AM–29:545:54+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:535:53 AM to 29:545:54+1 AM

05:535:53 AM sunrise17:375:37 PM sunsetsunrise 29:545:54+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 22:5110:51 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 24:5112:51+1 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 09:389:38 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 10:0210:02 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:5110:51 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2211:22 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:412:41 PM–16:094:09 PM
Pradoṣa 17:375:37 PM–19:167:16 PM
Niśītha 23:2211:22 PM–24:1012:10+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:094:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 44 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:167:16 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1012:10+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī22:5110:51 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā24:51 00:5112:51 AM WedPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa09:389:38 AMVajra
KaraṇaGara10:0210:02 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:54 05:545:54 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 153
Day length
11 h 44 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:2711:27 AM
Moonset
23:3311:33 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:154:15 AM05:535:53 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:154:15 AM05:045:04 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:404:40 AM05:535:53 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:535:53 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra06:396:39 AM08:238:23 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:3510:35 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM09:019:01 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:498:49 AM10:1710:17 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2111:21 AM12:0912:09 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2211:22 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4511:45 AM13:131:13 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5612:56 PM15:173:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:431:43 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:412:41 PM16:094:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:173:17 PM17:375:37 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:035:03 PM18:476:47 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:375:37 PM19:167:16 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:375:37 PM18:026:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:375:37 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3210:32 PM23:2111:21 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2211:22 PM24:1012:10+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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