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Monday 3 April 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Caitra Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 14:162:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0512:05 PM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

Aṣṭamī covers 16 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:385:38 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:0512:05 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 37 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 84° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 84° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:074:07 AM–04:534:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:385:38 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:301:30 PM–15:013:01 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:032:03 PM–14:542:54 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:166:16 PM–18:386:38 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:166:16 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:137:13 AM–08:488:48 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:128:12 AM–09:439:43 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:2210:22 AM–11:5711:57 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM–13:131:13 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:321:32 PM–15:063:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:542:54 PM–15:443:44 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

Amṛta05:385:38 AM–07:137:13 AMgood
Kāla07:137:13 AM–08:488:48 AMavoid
Śubha08:488:48 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Roga10:2210:22 AM–11:5711:57 AMavoid
Udvega11:5711:57 AM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Cara13:321:32 PM–15:063:06 PMneutral
Lābha15:063:06 PM–16:414:41 PMgood
Amṛta16:414:41 PM–18:166:16 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:166:16 PM–19:417:41 PMneutral
Roga19:417:41 PM–21:069:06 PMavoid
Kāla21:069:06 PM–22:3110:31 PMavoid
Lābha22:3110:31 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Udvega23:5611:56 PM–25:211:21+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:211:21+1 AM–26:462:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta26:462:46+1 AM–28:124:12+1 AMgood
Cara28:124:12+1 AM–29:375:37+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:385:38 AM to 29:375:37+1 AM

05:385:38 AM sunrise18:166:16 PM sunsetsunrise 29:375:37+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 12:0512:05 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 22:5910:59 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Śobhanauntil 17:295:29 PM
Atigaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:0512:05 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:0911:09 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:137:13 AM–08:488:48 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Pradoṣa 18:166:16 PM–19:467:46 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 08:488:48 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. AtigaṇḍaYoga: Śobhana ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 37 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:467:46 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī12:0512:05 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā22:5910:59 PMPunarvasu
YogaŚobhana17:295:29 PMAtigaṇḍa
KaraṇaVaṇija12:0512:05 PMViṣṭi
VāraSomavāra29:37 05:375:37 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 381
Day length
12 h 37 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
10:4310:43 AM
Moonset
25:001:00+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:074:07 AM05:385:38 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:074:07 AM04:534:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:385:38 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:385:38 AM08:108:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:137:13 AM08:488:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:108:10 AM10:4110:41 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:128:12 AM09:439:43 AMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:2210:22 AM11:5711:57 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3311:33 AM12:2112:21 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:131:13 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:131:13 PM15:443:44 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:301:30 PM15:013:01 PMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:321:32 PM15:063:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:032:03 PM14:542:54 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:542:54 PM15:443:44 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:443:44 PM18:166:16 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:166:16 PM19:467:46 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:166:16 PM18:386:38 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:166:16 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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