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February 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Kṛṣṇa to Māgha KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 13 February 1997 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Māgha Śukla Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 18:516:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:046:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Ratha Saptamī

Saptamī covers 97 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:576:57 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:046:04 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:5512:55 PM

The Sun 71° above S. Day length 11 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:5512:55 PM
At noon, 12:5512:55 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 81° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 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 muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:096:09 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:455:45 AM–06:576:57 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:3112:31 PM–13:191:19 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:542:54 PM–15:423:42 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:363:36 PM–17:115:11 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:536:53 PM–19:177:17 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:536:53 PM–20:058:05 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:576:57 AM–08:278:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:569:56 AM–11:2611:26 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:5610:56 AM–11:4311:43 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:423:42 PM–16:304:30 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

Śubha06:576:57 AM–08:278:27 AMgood
Roga08:278:27 AM–09:569:56 AMavoid
Udvega09:569:56 AM–11:2611:26 AMavoid
Cara11:2611:26 AM–12:5512:55 PMneutral
Lābha12:5512:55 PM–14:242:24 PMgood
Amṛta14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PMgood
Kāla15:543:54 PM–17:235:23 PMavoid
Śubha17:235:23 PM–18:536:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:536:53 PM–20:238:23 PMgood
Cara20:238:23 PM–21:549:54 PMneutral
Roga21:549:54 PM–23:2411:24 PMavoid
Kāla23:2411:24 PM–24:5512:55+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5512:55+1 AM–26:252:25+1 AMgood
Udvega26:252:25+1 AM–27:563:56+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:563:56+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:275:27+1 AM–30:576:57+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:576:57 AM to 30:576:57+1 AM

06:576:57 AM sunrise18:536:53 PM sunsetsunrise 30:576:57+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 18:046:04 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 20:238:23 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 29:105:10+1 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 18:046:04 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 29:585:58+1 AM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:3112:31 PM–13:191:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:242:24 PM–15:543:54 PM
Pradoṣa 18:536:53 PM–20:298:29 PM
Niśītha 24:3112:31+1 AM–25:191:19+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:191:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:543:54 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:298:29 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:191:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  11. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī18:046:04 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī20:238:23 PMKṛttikā
YogaBrahma29:10 05:105:10 AM FriIndra
KaraṇaVaṇija18:046:04 PMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:57 06:576:57 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 862 027
Day length
11 h 55 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
12:0012:00 PM
Moonset
24:3412:34+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM06:576:57 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:096:09 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:455:45 AM06:576:57 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:576:57 AM09:209:20 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:576:57 AM08:278:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:209:20 AM11:4311:43 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:569:56 AM11:2611:26 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:5610:56 AM11:4311:43 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:304:30 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:242:24 PM15:543:54 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:542:54 PM15:423:42 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:363:36 PM17:115:11 PMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:423:42 PM16:304:30 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:304:30 PM18:536:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:536:53 PM20:298:29 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:536:53 PM19:177:17 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:536:53 PM20:058:05 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:3112:31+1 AM25:191:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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