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Tuesday 18 May 2021 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Vaiśākha Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 03:033:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:213:21+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

15:173:17 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 76° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 38% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 76° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:394:39+1 AM–30:186:18+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:058:05 AM–08:558:55 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:438:43 AM–10:1610:16 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4911:49 AM–13:221:22 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:562:56 PM–16:294:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:416:41 PM–20:218:21 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:4010:40 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

Roga05:365:36 AM–07:097:09 AMavoid
Udvega07:097:09 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Cara08:438:43 AM–10:1610:16 AMneutral
Lābha10:1610:16 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Amṛta11:4911:49 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Kāla13:221:22 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Śubha14:562:56 PM–16:294:29 PMgood
Roga16:294:29 PM–18:026:02 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:026:02 PM–19:297:29 PMavoid
Lābha19:297:29 PM–20:568:56 PMgood
Udvega20:568:56 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Śubha22:2210:22 PM–23:4911:49 PMgood
Amṛta23:4911:49 PM–25:161:16+1 AMgood
Cara25:161:16+1 AM–26:422:42+1 AMneutral
Roga26:422:42+1 AM–28:094:09+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:094:09+1 AM–29:365:36+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:365:36+1 AM

05:365:36 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 27:213:21+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 16:464:46 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:173:17 PM
Vaṇijauntil 27:213:21+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:562:56 PM–16:294:29 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13+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. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:294:29 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī27:21 03:213:21 AM WedAṣṭamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣāpast sunriseMaghā
YogaVṛddhi16:464:46 PMDhruva
KaraṇaGara15:173:17 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:36 05:365:36 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2078
Śaka
1943
Kali
5122
Ahargaṇa
1 870 887
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:0911:09 AM
Moonset
23:5111:51 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:058:05 AM08:558:55 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:438:43 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM13:221:22 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:562:56 PM16:294:29 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:416:41 PM20:218:21 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4010:40 PM23:2611:26 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:394:39+1 AM30:186:18+1 AMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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