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Wednesday 14 January 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 05:255:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:264:26+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhogi

Kept the day before Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:136:13 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:594:59 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:291:29 PM

The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 31 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:291:29 PM
At noon, 13:291:29 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 256° ahead of it, in Hasta, 62% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 256° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:355:35 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:165:16 AM–06:136:13 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:524:52 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:448:44 PM–21:039:03 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:448:44 PM–21:419:41 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:249:24 PM–22:5910:59 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:028:02 AM–09:519:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4011:40 AM–13:291:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya11:5611:56 AM–13:311:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM–13:581:58 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:291:29 PM–15:183:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha06:136:13 AM–08:028:02 AMgood
Amṛta08:028:02 AM–09:519:51 AMgood
Kāla09:519:51 AM–11:4011:40 AMavoid
Śubha11:4011:40 AM–13:291:29 PMgood
Roga13:291:29 PM–15:183:18 PMavoid
Udvega15:183:18 PM–17:065:06 PMavoid
Cara17:065:06 PM–18:556:55 PMneutral
Lābha18:556:55 PM–20:448:44 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega20:448:44 PM–21:559:55 PMavoid
Śubha21:559:55 PM–23:0711:07 PMgood
Amṛta23:0711:07 PM–24:1812:18+1 AMgood
Cara24:1812:18+1 AM–25:291:29+1 AMneutral
Roga25:291:29+1 AM–26:402:40+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:402:40+1 AM–27:523:52+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:523:52+1 AM–29:035:03+1 AMgood
Udvega29:035:03+1 AM–30:146:14+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:136:13 AM to 30:146:14+1 AM

06:136:13 AM sunrise20:448:44 PM sunsetsunrise 30:146:14+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 28:264:26+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Hastauntil 27:193:19+1 AM
Citrāpast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 21:599:59 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 16:594:59 PM
Bavauntil 28:264:26+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:291:29 PM–15:183:18 PM
Pradoṣa 20:448:44 PM–22:0010:00 PM
Niśītha 25:051:05+1 AM–25:531:53+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:183:18 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. SunsetDay length 14 h 31 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 22:0010:00 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 25:531:53+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. CitrāNakṣatra: Hasta ends.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī28:26 04:264:26 AM ThuAṣṭamī
NakṣatraHasta27:19 03:193:19 AM ThuCitrā
YogaAtigaṇḍa21:599:59 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaViṣṭi16:594:59 PMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:14 06:146:14 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 553
Day length
14 h 31 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kanyā
Moonrise
24:4012:40+1 AM
Moonset
12:2612:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:136:13 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:355:35 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:165:16 AM06:136:13 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:136:13 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:028:02 AM09:519:51 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM12:0212:02 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4011:40 AM13:291:29 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra11:5611:56 AM13:311:31 PMsixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:581:58 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:051:05 PM13:531:53 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:291:29 PM15:183:18 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:562:56 PM17:505:50 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:524:52 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:505:50 PM20:448:44 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:448:44 PM22:0010:00 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:448:44 PM21:039:03 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:448:44 PM21:419:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:249:24 PM22:5910:59 PMsixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:051:05+1 AM25:531:53+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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