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Tuesday 20 December 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 09:259:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1410:14 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:456:45 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:1410:14 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:3912:39 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonParamaribo12:3912:39 PM
At noon, 12:3912:39 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 265° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 54% 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 muhūrta05:075:07 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:325:32 AM–06:456:45 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:362:36 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:326:32 PM–18:566:56 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:326:32 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:5411:54 PM–25:381:38 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:079:07 AM–09:549:54 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:429:42 AM–11:1011:10 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:3912:39 PM–14:072:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:321:32 PM–15:163:16 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla15:353:35 PM–17:045:04 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:2511:25 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1an 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

Roga06:456:45 AM–08:148:14 AMavoid
Udvega08:148:14 AM–09:429:42 AMavoid
Cara09:429:42 AM–11:1011:10 AMneutral
Lābha11:1011:10 AM–12:3912:39 PMgood
Amṛta12:3912:39 PM–14:072:07 PMgood
Kāla14:072:07 PM–15:353:35 PMavoid
Śubha15:353:35 PM–17:045:04 PMgood
Roga17:045:04 PM–18:326:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:326:32 PM–20:048:04 PMavoid
Lābha20:048:04 PM–21:359:35 PMgood
Udvega21:359:35 PM–23:0711:07 PMavoid
Śubha23:0711:07 PM–24:3912:39 AM+1good
Amṛta24:3912:39 AM+1–26:112:11 AM+1good
Cara26:112:11 AM+1–27:423:42 AM+1neutral
Roga27:423:42 AM+1–29:145:14 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:145:14 AM+1–30:466:46 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 AM+1

06:456:45 AM sunrise18:326:32 PM sunsetsunrise 30:466:46 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 10:1410:14 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 21:009:00 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 10:1410:14 AM
Bālavauntil 22:5610:56 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:1512:15 PM–13:021:02 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:353:35 PM–17:045:04 PM
Pradoṣa 18:326:32 PM–20:108:10 PM
Niśītha 24:1512:15 AM+1–25:031:03 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:021:02 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:045:04 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 47 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:108:10 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:031:03 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī10:1410:14 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunīpast sunriseHasta
YogaĀyuṣmān21:009:00 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava10:1410:14 AMBālava
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:46 06:466:46 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 277
Day length
11 h 47 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
24:4612:46 AM+1
Moonset
12:2312:23 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:075:07 AM06:456:45 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:075:07 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:325:32 AM06:456:45 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:456:45 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:2811:28 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:079:07 AM09:549:54 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:429:42 AM11:1011:10 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1512:15 PM13:031:03 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:1512:15 PM13:021:02 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:3912:39 PM14:072:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:321:32 PM15:163:16 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:491:49 PM16:114:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:362:36 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:353:35 PM17:045:04 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:114:11 PM18:326:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:326:32 PM20:108:10 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:326:32 PM18:566:56 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:326:32 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:2511:25 PM24:1412:14 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:5411:54 PM25:381:38 AM+1sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:1512:15 AM+125:031:03 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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