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Wednesday 13 April 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Caitra Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 01:111:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1112:11+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Vaiśākhī

The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3512:35 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:1712:17 PM

The Sun 49° above N. Day length 11 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:1712:17 PM
At noon, 12:1712:17 PM, the Sun is in Revatī and the Moon 78° ahead of it, in Ārdrā, 39% 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 muhūrta04:554:55 AM–05:465:46 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:215:21 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:057:05 AM–08:398:39 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:102:10 PM–14:562:56 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:236:23 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:137:13 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:018:01 AM–09:279:27 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5210:52 AM–12:1712:17 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:5411:54 AM–12:4012:40 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1712:17 PM–13:421:42 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya28:594:59+1 AM–30:366:36+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

Lābha06:366:36 AM–08:018:01 AMgood
Amṛta08:018:01 AM–09:279:27 AMgood
Kāla09:279:27 AM–10:5210:52 AMavoid
Śubha10:5210:52 AM–12:1712:17 PMgood
Roga12:1712:17 PM–13:421:42 PMavoid
Udvega13:421:42 PM–15:073:07 PMavoid
Cara15:073:07 PM–16:324:32 PMneutral
Lābha16:324:32 PM–17:575:57 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:575:57 PM–19:327:32 PMavoid
Śubha19:327:32 PM–21:079:07 PMgood
Amṛta21:079:07 PM–22:4210:42 PMgood
Cara22:4210:42 PM–24:1712:17+1 AMneutral
Roga24:1712:17+1 AM–25:521:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:521:52+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:273:27+1 AM–29:025:02+1 AMgood
Udvega29:025:02+1 AM–30:376:37+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37+1 AM

06:366:36 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 24:1112:11+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Ārdrāuntil 16:524:52 PM
Punarvasupast sunrise
Yoga
Atigaṇḍauntil 17:145:14 PM
Sukarmāpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 12:3512:35 PM
Vaṇijauntil 24:1112:11+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1712:17 PM–13:421:42 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:397:39 PM
Niśītha 23:5311:53 PM–24:4112:41+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 13:421:42 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. PunarvasuNakṣatra: Ārdrā ends.
  5. SukarmāYoga: Atigaṇḍa ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:397:39 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:4112:41+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī24:11 00:1112:11 AM ThuAṣṭamī
NakṣatraĀrdrā16:524:52 PMPunarvasu
YogaAtigaṇḍa17:145:14 PMSukarmā
KaraṇaGara12:3512:35 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 026
Day length
11 h 21 m
Sun in
Mīna
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
12:2712:27 PM
Moonset
23:1411:14 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:554:55 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:554:55 AM05:465:46 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:215:21 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM08:538:53 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:057:05 AM08:398:39 AMsixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:018:01 AM09:279:27 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:538:53 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5210:52 AM12:1712:17 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:5311:53 AM12:4112:41 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:5411:54 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1712:17 PM13:421:42 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:251:25 PM15:413:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:102:10 PM14:562:56 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:413:41 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:397:39 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:236:23 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:137:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:5311:53 PM24:4112:41+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra28:594:59+1 AM30:366:36+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
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