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Tuesday 20 December 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 16:554:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:445:44 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:566:56 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:151:15 PM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 50 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 261° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 261° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:035:03 AM–05:595:59 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:315:31 AM–06:566:56 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3111:31 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:291:29 PM–14:092:09 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:464:46 PM–17:145:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:464:46 PM–18:116:11 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:548:54 AM–09:339:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:239:23 AM–10:3710:37 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5111:51 AM–13:051:05 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:192:19 PM–15:323:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:029:02 PM–22:4610:46 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:2311:23 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

Roga06:566:56 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Udvega08:108:10 AM–09:239:23 AMavoid
Cara09:239:23 AM–10:3710:37 AMneutral
Lābha10:3710:37 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:051:05 PMgood
Kāla13:051:05 PM–14:192:19 PMavoid
Śubha14:192:19 PM–15:323:32 PMgood
Roga15:323:32 PM–16:464:46 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:464:46 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid
Lābha18:326:32 PM–20:198:19 PMgood
Udvega20:198:19 PM–22:0510:05 PMavoid
Śubha22:0510:05 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Amṛta23:5111:51 PM–25:381:38+1 AMgood
Cara25:381:38+1 AM–27:243:24+1 AMneutral
Roga27:243:24+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:105:10+1 AM–30:566:56+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56+1 AM

06:566:56 AM sunrise16:464:46 PM sunsetsunrise 30:566:56+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 17:445:44 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 13:151:15 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 28:304:30+1 AM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:445:44 PM
Bālavauntil 30:266:26+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3111:31 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:192:19 PM–15:323:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:464:46 PM–18:396:39 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15+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 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:323:32 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 50 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:396:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī17:445:44 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī13:151:15 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān28:30 04:304:30 AM WedSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava17:445:44 PMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:56 06:566:56 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 277
Day length
9 h 50 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:3611:36 PM
Moonset
11:3311:33 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:035:03 AM06:566:56 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:035:03 AM05:595:59 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:315:31 AM06:566:56 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:566:56 AM08:548:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:548:54 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:548:54 AM09:339:33 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:239:23 AM10:3710:37 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3111:31 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:051:05 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:482:48 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:291:29 PM14:092:09 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:192:19 PM15:323:32 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:482:48 PM16:464:46 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:464:46 PM18:396:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:464:46 PM17:145:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:464:46 PM18:116:11 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:029:02 PM22:4610:46 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:2311:23 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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