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January 1978 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Sunday 15 January 1978 · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Pauṣa Śukla Saptamī

Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 23:0911:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3311:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

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

At sunrise

07:017:01 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:1511:15 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:0212:02 PM

The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 02 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonNagoya12:0212:02 PM
At noon, 12:0212:02 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 78° ahead of it, in Revatī, 40% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 78° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:095:09 AM–06:056:05 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:375:37 AM–07:017:01 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2212:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:421:42 PM–14:222:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:035:03 PM–17:315:31 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:035:03 PM–18:266:26 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla29:325:32+1 AM–31:137:13+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0212:02 PM–13:171:17 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:322:32 PM–15:473:47 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:224:22 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:473:47 PM–17:035:03 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya19:277:27 PM–21:089:08 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

Udvega07:017:01 AM–08:168:16 AMavoid
Cara08:168:16 AM–09:319:31 AMneutral
Lābha09:319:31 AM–10:4710:47 AMgood
Amṛta10:4710:47 AM–12:0212:02 PMgood
Kāla12:0212:02 PM–13:171:17 PMavoid
Śubha13:171:17 PM–14:322:32 PMgood
Roga14:322:32 PM–15:473:47 PMavoid
Udvega15:473:47 PM–17:035:03 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:035:03 PM–18:476:47 PMgood
Amṛta18:476:47 PM–20:328:32 PMgood
Cara20:328:32 PM–22:1710:17 PMneutral
Roga22:1710:17 PM–24:0212:02+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:0212:02+1 AM–25:461:46+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:461:46+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMgood
Udvega27:313:31+1 AM–29:165:16+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:165:16+1 AM–31:017:01+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:017:01 AM to 31:017:01+1 AM

07:017:01 AM sunrise17:035:03 PM sunsetsunrise 31:017:01+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 23:3311:33 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 22:4710:47 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:1511:15 AM
Vaṇijauntil 23:3311:33 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2212:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:473:47 PM–17:035:03 PM
Pradoṣa 17:035:03 PM–18:546:54 PM
Niśītha 23:3811:38 PM–24:2612:26+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:2212:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:035:03 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 02 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:546:54 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:2612:26+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī23:3311:33 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraRevatīpast sunriseAśvinī
YogaŚiva22:4710:47 PMSiddha
KaraṇaGara11:1511:15 AMVaṇija
VāraRavivāra31:01 07:017:01 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2034
Śaka
1899
Kali
5078
Ahargaṇa
1 855 058
Day length
10 h 02 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
10:5110:51 AM
Moonset
23:4311:43 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:095:09 AM07:017:01 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:095:09 AM06:056:05 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:375:37 AM07:017:01 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:017:01 AM09:019:01 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:019:01 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3811:38 AM12:2612:26 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2212:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0212:02 PM13:171:17 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:021:02 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:421:42 PM14:222:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:322:32 PM15:473:47 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:035:03 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:224:22 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:473:47 PM17:035:03 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:035:03 PM18:546:54 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:035:03 PM17:315:31 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:035:03 PM18:266:26 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:277:27 PM21:089:08 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3811:38 PM24:2612:26+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra29:325:32+1 AM31:137:13+1 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
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