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Wednesday 16 December 2026 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 11:5011:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:161:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:575:57 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:161:16 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 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 muhūrta04:184:18 AM–05:075:07 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:434:43 AM–05:575:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:461:46 PM–14:322:32 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:405:40 PM–18:056:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:405:40 PM–18:546:54 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:329:32 PM–23:1311:13 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:247:24 AM–08:528:52 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2010:20 AM–11:4811:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:2011:20 AM–13:021:02 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta11:2511:25 AM–12:1212:12 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4811:48 AM–13:161:16 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha05:575:57 AM–07:247:24 AMgood
Amṛta07:247:24 AM–08:528:52 AMgood
Kāla08:528:52 AM–10:2010:20 AMavoid
Śubha10:2010:20 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Roga11:4811:48 AM–13:161:16 PMavoid
Udvega13:161:16 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Cara14:442:44 PM–16:124:12 PMneutral
Lābha16:124:12 PM–17:405:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:405:40 PM–19:127:12 PMavoid
Śubha19:127:12 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Amṛta20:448:44 PM–22:1610:16 PMgood
Cara22:1610:16 PM–23:4911:49 PMneutral
Roga23:4911:49 PM–25:211:21 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:211:21 AM+1–26:532:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:532:53 AM+1–28:254:25 AM+1good
Udvega28:254:25 AM+1–29:575:57 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57 AM+1

05:575:57 AM sunrise17:405:40 PM sunsetsunrise 29:575:57 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 13:161:16 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 27:523:52 AM+1
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 13:161:16 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 25:431:43 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4811:48 AM–13:161:16 PM
Pradoṣa 17:405:40 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:161:16 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī13:161:16 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunriseUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi27:52 03:523:52 AM ThuVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija13:161:16 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:57 05:575:57 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 925
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:2611:26 AM
Moonset
23:4211:42 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:184:18 AM05:575:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:184:18 AM05:075:07 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:434:43 AM05:575:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:575:57 AM08:178:17 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:247:24 AM08:528:52 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:178:17 AM10:3810:38 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2010:20 AM11:4811:48 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:2011:20 AM13:021:02 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2511:25 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:161:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM15:193:19 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:461:46 PM14:322:32 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:193:19 PM17:405:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:405:40 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:405:40 PM18:056:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:405:40 PM18:546:54 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:329:32 PM23:1311:13 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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