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Saturday 23 January 2010 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Māgha Śukla Saptamī

Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 08:358:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:389:38 AM.

Observed here on this day

Ratha Saptamī

Saptamī covers 78 of 78 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:236:23 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:496:49 AM

Siddha gives way to Sādhya.

Noon

13:321:32 PM

The Sun 72° above N. Day length 14 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMelbourne13:321:32 PM
At noon, 13:321:32 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 86° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 86° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–05:455:45 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:255:25 AM–06:236:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit13:031:03 PM–14:002:00 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:543:54 PM–16:514:51 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:408:40 PM–20:598:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:408:40 PM–21:389:38 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:509:50 PM–23:3011:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Gulika06:236:23 AM–08:108:10 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:236:23 AM–07:207:20 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:207:20 AM–08:188:18 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:579:57 AM–11:4511:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:193:19 PM–17:065:06 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya25:101:10+1 AM–26:502:50+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

Kāla06:236:23 AM–08:108:10 AMavoid
Śubha08:108:10 AM–09:579:57 AMgood
Roga09:579:57 AM–11:4511:45 AMavoid
Udvega11:4511:45 AM–13:321:32 PMavoid
Cara13:321:32 PM–15:193:19 PMneutral
Lābha15:193:19 PM–17:065:06 PMgood
Amṛta17:065:06 PM–18:536:53 PMgood
Kāla18:536:53 PM–20:408:40 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha20:408:40 PM–21:539:53 PMgood
Udvega21:539:53 PM–23:0611:06 PMavoid
Śubha23:0611:06 PM–24:1912:19+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1912:19+1 AM–25:321:32+1 AMgood
Cara25:321:32+1 AM–26:452:45+1 AMneutral
Roga26:452:45+1 AM–27:583:58+1 AMavoid
Kāla27:583:58+1 AM–29:115:11+1 AMavoid
Lābha29:115:11+1 AM–30:256:25+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:236:23 AM to 30:256:25+1 AM

06:236:23 AM sunrise20:408:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:256:25+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 09:389:38 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 29:215:21+1 AM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 06:496:49 AM
Sādhyauntil 29:585:58+1 AM
Śubhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:389:38 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:539:53 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:579:57 AM–11:4511:45 AM
Abhijit 13:031:03 PM–14:002:00 PM
Pradoṣa 20:408:40 PM–21:589:58 PM
Niśītha 25:081:08+1 AM–25:561:56+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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:4511:45 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  6. AbhijitUntil 14:002:00 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 16 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:589:58 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:561:56+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  12. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  13. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī09:389:38 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraAśvinī29:21 05:215:21 AM SunBharaṇī
YogaSiddha06:496:49 AMSādhya
KaraṇaVaṇija09:389:38 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra30:25 06:256:25 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2066
Śaka
1931
Kali
5110
Ahargaṇa
1 866 754
Day length
14 h 16 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
13:451:45 PM
Moonset
24:1112:11+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:236:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM05:455:45 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:255:25 AM06:236:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:236:23 AM09:159:15 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:236:23 AM08:108:10 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:236:23 AM07:207:20 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:207:20 AM08:188:18 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:159:15 AM12:0612:06 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:579:57 AM11:4511:45 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta13:031:03 PM14:002:00 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:081:08 PM13:561:56 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:572:57 PM17:495:49 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:193:19 PM17:065:06 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:543:54 PM16:514:51 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:495:49 PM20:408:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:408:40 PM21:589:58 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:408:40 PM20:598:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:408:40 PM21:389:38 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:509:50 PM23:3011:30 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight25:081:08+1 AM25:561:56+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra25:101:10+1 AM26:502:50+1 AMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
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