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Wednesday 16 December 2026 · Luanda, Angola

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 16:504:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:166:16 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

05:445:44 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:169:16 AM

Vajra gives way to Siddhi.

Noon

12:0312:03 PM

The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonLuanda12:0312:03 PM
At noon, 12:0312:03 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 81° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 81° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:134:13 AM–04:584:58 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:354:35 AM–05:445:44 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:092:09 PM–15:003:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:226:22 PM–18:446:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:226:22 PM–19:307:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla26:322:32 AM+1–28:134:13 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:187:18 AM–08:538:53 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2810:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:3711:37 AM–12:2812:28 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0312:03 PM–13:371:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:204:20 PM–18:026:02 PMa 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

Lābha05:445:44 AM–07:187:18 AMgood
Amṛta07:187:18 AM–08:538:53 AMgood
Kāla08:538:53 AM–10:2810:28 AMavoid
Śubha10:2810:28 AM–12:0312:03 PMgood
Roga12:0312:03 PM–13:371:37 PMavoid
Udvega13:371:37 PM–15:123:12 PMavoid
Cara15:123:12 PM–16:474:47 PMneutral
Lābha16:474:47 PM–18:226:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:226:22 PM–19:477:47 PMavoid
Śubha19:477:47 PM–21:129:12 PMgood
Amṛta21:129:12 PM–22:3810:38 PMgood
Cara22:3810:38 PM–24:0312:03 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0312:03 AM+1–25:281:28 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:281:28 AM+1–26:542:54 AM+1avoid
Lābha26:542:54 AM+1–28:194:19 AM+1good
Udvega28:194:19 AM+1–29:445:44 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:445:44 AM to 29:445:44 AM+1

05:445:44 AM sunrise18:226:22 PM sunsetsunrise 29:445:44 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 18:166:16 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 09:339:33 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 09:169:16 AM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 18:166:16 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0312:03 PM–13:371:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:226:22 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 23:3911:39 PM–24:2712:27 AM+1

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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  3. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:371:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 38 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:2712:27 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī18:166:16 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā09:339:33 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra09:169:16 AMSiddhi
KaraṇaVaṇija18:166:16 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra29:44 05:445:44 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 925
Day length
12 h 38 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:2811:28 AM
Moonset
23:4911:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:134:13 AM05:445:44 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:134:13 AM04:584:58 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:354:35 AM05:445:44 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:445:44 AM08:158:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:187:18 AM08:538:53 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:158:15 AM10:4710:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2810:28 AM12:0312:03 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:3711:37 AM12:2812:28 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3911:39 AM12:2712:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0312:03 PM13:371:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:181:18 PM15:503:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:092:09 PM15:003:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:503:50 PM18:226:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:204:20 PM18:026:02 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:226:22 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:226:22 PM18:446:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:226:22 PM19:307:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3911:39 PM24:2712:27 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra26:322:32 AM+128:134:13 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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