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Tuesday 2 May 2017 · Kabul, Afghanistan

Vaiśākha Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 21:329:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:527:52 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

05:035:03 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:378:37 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKabul11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 80° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 41% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 80° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:393:39 AM–04:214:21 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:004:00 AM–05:035:03 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2311:23 AM–12:1812:18 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:062:06 PM–15:013:01 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:417:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:209:20 PM–22:5310:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta07:467:46 AM–08:408:40 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:278:27 AM–10:0910:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5111:51 AM–13:331:33 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:0112:01 PM–13:341:34 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:143:14 PM–16:564:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:2911:29 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

Roga05:035:03 AM–06:456:45 AMavoid
Udvega06:456:45 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Cara08:278:27 AM–10:0910:09 AMneutral
Lābha10:0910:09 AM–11:5111:51 AMgood
Amṛta11:5111:51 AM–13:331:33 PMgood
Kāla13:331:33 PM–15:143:14 PMavoid
Śubha15:143:14 PM–16:564:56 PMgood
Roga16:564:56 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:386:38 PM–19:567:56 PMavoid
Lābha19:567:56 PM–21:149:14 PMgood
Udvega21:149:14 PM–22:3210:32 PMavoid
Śubha22:3210:32 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Amṛta23:5011:50 PM–25:081:08+1 AMgood
Cara25:081:08+1 AM–26:262:26+1 AMneutral
Roga26:262:26+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:443:44+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:035:03 AM to 29:025:02+1 AM

05:035:03 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:025:02+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 19:527:52 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 27:333:33+1 AM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 18:516:51 PM
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:378:37 AM
Vaṇijauntil 19:527:52 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2311:23 AM–12:1812:18 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:143:14 PM–16:564:56 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:018:01 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1812:18 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:564:56 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 20:018:01 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī19:527:52 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPuṣya27:33 03:333:33 AM WedĀśleṣā
YogaŚūla18:516:51 PMGaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara08:378:37 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:02 05:025:02 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 410
Day length
13 h 36 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
10:3510:35 AM
Moonset
24:3812:38+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:393:39 AM05:035:03 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:393:39 AM04:214:21 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:004:00 AM05:035:03 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:035:03 AM07:467:46 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:467:46 AM10:2910:29 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:467:46 AM08:408:40 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:278:27 AM10:0910:09 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2311:23 AM12:1812:18 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5111:51 AM13:331:33 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:0112:01 PM13:341:34 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:553:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:062:06 PM15:013:01 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:143:14 PM16:564:56 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:553:55 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:018:01 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:417:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:209:20 PM22:5310:53 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:2911:29 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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