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Tuesday 20 December 2016 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 08:258:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:149:14 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:595:59 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:149:14 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 265° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 265° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:105:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:454:45 AM–05:595:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:481:48 PM–14:352:35 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:425:42 PM–18:076:07 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:425:42 PM–18:566:56 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:5410:54 PM–24:3812:38 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:198:19 AM–09:069:06 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:3212:32 PM–14:162:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:144:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3710:37 PM–23:2611:26 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

Roga05:595:59 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–08:558:55 AMavoid
Cara08:558:55 AM–10:2310:23 AMneutral
Lābha10:2310:23 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Amṛta11:5011:50 AM–13:181:18 PMgood
Kāla13:181:18 PM–14:462:46 PMavoid
Śubha14:462:46 PM–16:144:14 PMgood
Roga16:144:14 PM–17:425:42 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:425:42 PM–19:147:14 PMavoid
Lābha19:147:14 PM–20:468:46 PMgood
Udvega20:468:46 PM–22:1910:19 PMavoid
Śubha22:1910:19 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Amṛta23:5111:51 PM–25:231:23 AM+1good
Cara25:231:23 AM+1–26:552:55 AM+1neutral
Roga26:552:55 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:274:27 AM+1–29:595:59 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59 AM+1

05:595:59 AM sunrise17:425:42 PM sunsetsunrise 29:595:59 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 09:149:14 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 20:008:00 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 09:149:14 AM
Bālavauntil 21:569:56 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:144:14 PM
Pradoṣa 17:425:42 PM–19:207:20 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 AM+1

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. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:144:14 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:207:20 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī09:149:14 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunīpast sunriseHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān20:008:00 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava09:149:14 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:59 05:595:59 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 277
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:5911:59 PM
Moonset
11:3611:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:595:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:105:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:454:45 AM05:595:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:595:59 AM08:198:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:198:19 AM10:4010:40 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:198:19 AM09:069:06 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:558:55 AM10:2310:23 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:181:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:3212:32 PM14:162:16 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:011:01 PM15:223:22 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:481:48 PM14:352:35 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:144:14 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:223:22 PM17:425:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:425:42 PM19:207:20 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:425:42 PM18:076:07 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:425:42 PM18:566:56 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3710:37 PM23:2611:26 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:5410:54 PM24:3812:38 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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