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Wednesday 18 March 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 11:2211:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:331:33 PM.

Observed here on this day

Śītalāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 15 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:331:33 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

13:251:25 PM

The Sun 59° above N. Day length 12 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth13:251:25 PM
At noon, 13:251:25 PM, the Sun is in Uttara Bhādrapadā and the Moon 264° ahead of it, in Jyeṣṭhā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 264° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:445:44 AM–06:316:31 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:086:08 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:208:20 AM–10:0710:07 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:263:26 PM–16:154:15 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:307:30 PM–19:547:54 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:307:30 PM–20:418:41 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:508:50 AM–10:2110:21 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5311:53 AM–13:241:24 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:001:00 PM–13:491:49 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:241:24 PM–14:562:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:093:09+1 AM–28:574:57+1 AMa 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

Lābha07:197:19 AM–08:508:50 AMgood
Amṛta08:508:50 AM–10:2110:21 AMgood
Kāla10:2110:21 AM–11:5311:53 AMavoid
Śubha11:5311:53 AM–13:241:24 PMgood
Roga13:241:24 PM–14:562:56 PMavoid
Udvega14:562:56 PM–16:274:27 PMavoid
Cara16:274:27 PM–17:595:59 PMneutral
Lābha17:595:59 PM–19:307:30 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:307:30 PM–20:598:59 PMavoid
Śubha20:598:59 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Amṛta22:2810:28 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Cara23:5611:56 PM–25:251:25+1 AMneutral
Roga25:251:25+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:532:53+1 AM–28:224:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha28:224:22+1 AM–29:515:51+1 AMgood
Udvega29:515:51+1 AM–31:197:19+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19+1 AM

07:197:19 AM sunrise19:307:30 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 13:331:33 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Jyeṣṭhāuntil 18:096:09 PM
Mūlapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 17:045:04 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 13:331:33 PM
Bālavauntil 26:472:47+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:241:24 PM–14:562:56 PM
Pradoṣa 19:307:30 PM–21:059:05 PM
Niśītha 25:011:01+1 AM–25:491:49+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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:562:56 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  5. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  6. MūlaNakṣatra: Jyeṣṭhā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 12 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:059:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:491:49+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī13:331:33 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraJyeṣṭhā18:096:09 PMMūla
YogaSiddhi17:045:04 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaBava13:331:33 PMBālava
VāraBudhavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Phālguna
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 443
Day length
12 h 12 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Vṛścika
Moonrise
24:0612:06+1 AM
Moonset
14:092:09 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:445:44 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:445:44 AM06:316:31 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:086:08 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:459:45 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:208:20 AM10:0710:07 AMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:508:50 AM10:2110:21 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:459:45 AM12:1112:11 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5311:53 AM13:241:24 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:001:00 PM13:491:49 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday13:001:00 PM13:481:48 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:241:24 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:382:38 PM17:045:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:263:26 PM16:154:15 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:045:04 PM19:307:30 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:307:30 PM21:059:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:307:30 PM19:547:54 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:307:30 PM20:418:41 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight25:011:01+1 AM25:491:49+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:093:09+1 AM28:574:57+1 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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