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Thursday 20 May 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 23:0011:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:498:49 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:547:54 AM

Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.

Noon

13:061:06 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonKunming13:061:06 PM
At noon, 13:061:06 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 80° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 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 muhūrta04:584:58 AM–05:415:41 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:195:19 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3912:39 PM–13:331:33 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:203:20 PM–16:144:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:497:49 PM–20:108:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:497:49 PM–20:528:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla20:198:19 PM–21:509:50 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:236:23 AM–08:048:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:449:44 AM–11:2511:25 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5110:51 AM–11:4511:45 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya11:1711:17 AM–12:4712:47 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:462:46 PM–16:274:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:144:14 PM–17:075:07 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

Śubha06:236:23 AM–08:048:04 AMgood
Roga08:048:04 AM–09:449:44 AMavoid
Udvega09:449:44 AM–11:2511:25 AMavoid
Cara11:2511:25 AM–13:061:06 PMneutral
Lābha13:061:06 PM–14:462:46 PMgood
Amṛta14:462:46 PM–16:274:27 PMgood
Kāla16:274:27 PM–18:086:08 PMavoid
Śubha18:086:08 PM–19:497:49 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:497:49 PM–21:089:08 PMgood
Cara21:089:08 PM–22:2710:27 PMneutral
Roga22:2710:27 PM–23:4611:46 PMavoid
Kāla23:4611:46 PM–25:061:06+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:061:06+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMgood
Udvega26:252:25+1 AM–27:443:44+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:443:44+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:035:03+1 AM–30:236:23+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:236:23+1 AM

06:236:23 AM sunrise19:497:49 PM sunsetsunrise 30:236:23+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 20:498:49 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāuntil 21:509:50 PM
Maghāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 07:547:54 AM
Dhruvauntil 29:035:03+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:559:55 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:498:49 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3912:39 PM–13:331:33 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:462:46 PM–16:274:27 PM
Pradoṣa 19:497:49 PM–21:139:13 PM
Niśītha 24:4212:42+1 AM–25:301:30+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:331:33 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:274:27 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 26 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:139:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. MaghāNakṣatra: Āśleṣā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:301:30+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  13. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī20:498:49 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣā21:509:50 PMMaghā
YogaVṛddhi07:547:54 AMDhruva
KaraṇaGara09:559:55 AMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra30:23 06:236:23 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2067
Śaka
1932
Kali
5111
Ahargaṇa
1 866 871
Day length
13 h 26 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
12:1612:16 PM
Moonset
25:201:20+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:584:58 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:584:58 AM05:415:41 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:195:19 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:236:23 AM08:048:04 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:4511:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:449:44 AM11:2511:25 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5110:51 AM11:4511:45 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:1711:17 AM12:4712:47 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3912:39 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:262:26 PM17:075:07 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:462:46 PM16:274:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:203:20 PM16:144:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:144:14 PM17:075:07 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:075:07 PM19:497:49 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:497:49 PM21:139:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:497:49 PM20:108:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:497:49 PM20:528:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra20:198:19 PM21:509:50 PMsixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4212:42+1 AM25:301:30+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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