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Tuesday 20 December 2016 · Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 20:258:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:149:14 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:586:58 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:168:16 AM

Prīti gives way to Āyuṣmān.

Noon

12:2112:21 PM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 46 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKowloon12:2112:21 PM
At noon, 12:2112:21 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 260° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 59% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 260° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:125:12 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:395:39 AM–06:586:58 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0210:02 AM–11:4311:43 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:5911:59 AM–12:4212:42 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–14:522:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:445:44 PM–18:106:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:445:44 PM–19:037:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:509:50 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:399:39 AM–11:0011:00 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:2112:21 PM–13:421:42 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:023:02 PM–16:234:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0211:02 PM–23:5511:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya24:3212:32+1 AM–26:162:16+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

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

Roga06:586:58 AM–08:198:19 AMavoid
Udvega08:198:19 AM–09:399:39 AMavoid
Cara09:399:39 AM–11:0011:00 AMneutral
Lābha11:0011:00 AM–12:2112:21 PMgood
Amṛta12:2112:21 PM–13:421:42 PMgood
Kāla13:421:42 PM–15:023:02 PMavoid
Śubha15:023:02 PM–16:234:23 PMgood
Roga16:234:23 PM–17:445:44 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:445:44 PM–19:237:23 PMavoid
Lābha19:237:23 PM–21:029:02 PMgood
Udvega21:029:02 PM–22:4210:42 PMavoid
Śubha22:4210:42 PM–24:2112:21+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:2112:21+1 AM–26:012:01+1 AMgood
Cara26:012:01+1 AM–27:403:40+1 AMneutral
Roga27:403:40+1 AM–29:195:19+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:195:19+1 AM–30:596:59+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:586:58 AM to 30:596:59+1 AM

06:586:58 AM sunrise17:445:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:596:59+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 21:149:14 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 16:454:45 PM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 08:168:16 AM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:438:43 AM
Bavauntil 21:149:14 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5911:59 AM–12:4212:42 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:023:02 PM–16:234:23 PM
Pradoṣa 17:445:44 PM–19:307:30 PM
Niśītha 23:5711:57 PM–24:4512:45+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. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:4212:42 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:234:23 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 46 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:307:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:4512:45+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī21:149:14 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī16:454:45 PMUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti08:168:16 AMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:438:43 AMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:59 06:596:59 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 277
Day length
10 h 46 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:0312:03+1 AM
Moonset
11:5211:52 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:125:12 AM06:586:58 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:125:12 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:395:39 AM06:586:58 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:586:58 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:1611:16 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM09:509:50 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:399:39 AM11:0011:00 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0210:02 AM11:4311:43 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5711:57 AM12:4512:45 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5911:59 AM12:4212:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:2112:21 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:353:35 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM14:522:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:023:02 PM16:234:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:353:35 PM17:445:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:445:44 PM19:307:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:445:44 PM18:106:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:445:44 PM19:037:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0211:02 PM23:5511:55 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:5711:57 PM24:4512:45+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3212:32+1 AM26:162:16+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
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