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Monday 24 March 2003 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 13:101:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2911:29 AM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:436:43 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2911:29 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:4712:47 PM

The Sun 86° above S. Day length 12 h 07 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:4712:47 PM
At noon, 12:4712:47 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 265° ahead of it, in Mūla, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 265° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:085:08 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:436:43 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:111:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:482:48 PM–15:373:37 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:516:51 PM–19:147:14 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:516:51 PM–20:028:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:2010:20 PM–23:5311:53 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:148:14 AM–09:459:45 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1611:16 AM–12:4712:47 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5812:58 PM–14:312:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:111:11 PM–14:002:00 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:182:18 PM–15:493:49 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:373:37 PM–16:254:25 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya27:013:01 AM+1–28:344:34 AM+1a 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

Amṛta06:436:43 AM–08:148:14 AMgood
Kāla08:148:14 AM–09:459:45 AMavoid
Śubha09:459:45 AM–11:1611:16 AMgood
Roga11:1611:16 AM–12:4712:47 PMavoid
Udvega12:4712:47 PM–14:182:18 PMavoid
Cara14:182:18 PM–15:493:49 PMneutral
Lābha15:493:49 PM–17:205:20 PMgood
Amṛta17:205:20 PM–18:516:51 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:516:51 PM–20:208:20 PMneutral
Roga20:208:20 PM–21:499:49 PMavoid
Kāla21:499:49 PM–23:1811:18 PMavoid
Lābha23:1811:18 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1good
Udvega24:4712:47 AM+1–26:162:16 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:162:16 AM+1–27:453:45 AM+1good
Amṛta27:453:45 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1good
Cara29:145:14 AM+1–30:436:43 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:436:43 AM to 30:436:43 AM+1

06:436:43 AM sunrise18:516:51 PM sunsetsunrise 30:436:43 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 11:2911:29 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Mūlauntil 28:344:34 AM+1
Pūrvāṣāḍhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyatīpātauntil 17:025:02 PM
Varīyānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:2911:29 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5110:51 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:148:14 AM–09:459:45 AM
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:111:11 PM
Pradoṣa 18:516:51 PM–20:268:26 PM
Niśītha 24:2312:23 AM+1–25:111:11 AM+1

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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:459:45 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:111:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VarīyānYoga: Vyatīpāta ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 07 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:268:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:111:11 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. PūrvāṣāḍhāNakṣatra: Mūla ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī11:2911:29 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraMūla28:34 04:344:34 AM TuePūrvāṣāḍhā
YogaVyatīpāta17:025:02 PMVarīyān
KaraṇaBava11:2911:29 AMBālava
VāraSomavāra30:43 06:436:43 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 257
Day length
12 h 07 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
25:091:09 AM+1
Moonset
12:1112:11 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:085:08 AM06:436:43 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:085:08 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:436:43 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:436:43 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:148:14 AM09:459:45 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1611:16 AM12:4712:47 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2312:23 PM13:111:11 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5812:58 PM14:312:31 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:111:11 PM14:002:00 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:002:00 PM16:254:25 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:182:18 PM15:493:49 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:482:48 PM15:373:37 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:373:37 PM16:254:25 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:254:25 PM18:516:51 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:516:51 PM20:268:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:516:51 PM19:147:14 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:516:51 PM20:028:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:2010:20 PM23:5311:53 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:2312:23 AM+125:111:11 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:013:01 AM+128:344:34 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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