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Tuesday 19 December 2023 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 14:442:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:3712:37 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:057:05 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3712:37 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:1112:11 PM

The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonMultan12:1112:11 PM
At noon, 12:1112:11 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 84° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 84° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:106:10 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:425:42 AM–07:057:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:3112:31 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:342:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:593:59 PM–17:305:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:175:17 PM–17:445:44 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:175:17 PM–18:406:40 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:5410:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1112:11 PM–13:271:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:442:44 PM–16:004:00 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:4810:48 PM–23:4411:44 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

Roga07:057:05 AM–08:228:22 AMavoid
Udvega08:228:22 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:5410:54 AMneutral
Lābha10:5410:54 AM–12:1112:11 PMgood
Amṛta12:1112:11 PM–13:271:27 PMgood
Kāla13:271:27 PM–14:442:44 PMavoid
Śubha14:442:44 PM–16:004:00 PMgood
Roga16:004:00 PM–17:175:17 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:175:17 PM–19:007:00 PMavoid
Lābha19:007:00 PM–20:448:44 PMgood
Udvega20:448:44 PM–22:2810:28 PMavoid
Śubha22:2810:28 PM–24:1112:11+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1112:11+1 AM–25:551:55+1 AMgood
Cara25:551:55+1 AM–27:383:38+1 AMneutral
Roga27:383:38+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMavoid
Kāla29:225:22+1 AM–31:067:06+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06+1 AM

07:057:05 AM sunrise17:175:17 PM sunsetsunrise 31:067:06+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 12:3712:37 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 23:3211:32 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 18:086:08 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:3712:37 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:3911:39 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:3112:31 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:442:44 PM–16:004:00 PM
Pradoṣa 17:175:17 PM–19:077:07 PM
Niśītha 23:4711:47 PM–24:3512:35+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. AbhijitUntil 12:3112:31 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:004:00 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:077:07 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3512:35+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī12:3712:37 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā23:3211:32 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi18:086:08 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija12:3712:37 PMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:06 07:067:06 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 832
Day length
10 h 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:1112:11 PM
Moonset
24:0812:08+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:057:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:106:10 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:425:42 AM07:057:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:057:05 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:1011:10 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4711:47 AM12:3512:35 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1112:11 PM13:271:27 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:121:12 PM15:143:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:342:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:442:44 PM16:004:00 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:143:14 PM17:175:17 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:593:59 PM17:305:30 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:175:17 PM19:077:07 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:175:17 PM17:445:44 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:175:17 PM18:406:40 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:4810:48 PM23:4411:44 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4711:47 PM24:3512:35+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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