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Sunday 8 December 2024 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 13:371:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1512:15 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī covers 30 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:045:04 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:568:56 AM

Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 10 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPerth12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 84° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 84° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta03:453:45 AM–04:244:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:054:05 AM–05:045:04 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla11:3511:35 AM–13:081:08 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4011:40 AM–12:3712:37 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:302:30 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:147:14 PM–19:337:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:147:14 PM–20:138:13 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa12:0912:09 PM–13:551:55 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:413:41 PM–17:275:27 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta17:205:20 PM–18:176:17 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla17:275:27 PM–19:147:14 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya24:3912:39+1 AM–26:112:11+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

Udvega05:045:04 AM–06:506:50 AMavoid
Cara06:506:50 AM–08:368:36 AMneutral
Lābha08:368:36 AM–10:2210:22 AMgood
Amṛta10:2210:22 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:551:55 PMavoid
Śubha13:551:55 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Roga15:413:41 PM–17:275:27 PMavoid
Udvega17:275:27 PM–19:147:14 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha19:147:14 PM–20:278:27 PMgood
Amṛta20:278:27 PM–21:419:41 PMgood
Cara21:419:41 PM–22:5510:55 PMneutral
Roga22:5510:55 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMavoid
Kāla24:0912:09+1 AM–25:221:22+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:221:22+1 AM–26:362:36+1 AMgood
Udvega26:362:36+1 AM–27:503:50+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:503:50+1 AM–29:045:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:045:04 AM to 29:045:04+1 AM

05:045:04 AM sunrise19:147:14 PM sunsetsunrise 29:045:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 12:1512:15 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 18:336:33 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Harṣaṇauntil 08:568:56 AM
Vajrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 12:1512:15 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 23:2711:27 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4011:40 AM–12:3712:37 PM
Rāhu kāla 17:275:27 PM–19:147:14 PM
Pradoṣa 19:147:14 PM–20:328:32 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VajraYoga: Harṣaṇa ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:3712:37 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 19:147:14 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 14 h 10 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 20:328:32 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī12:1512:15 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā18:336:33 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaHarṣaṇa08:568:56 AMVajra
KaraṇaVaṇija12:1512:15 PMViṣṭi
VāraRavivāra29:04 05:045:04 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 872 187
Day length
14 h 10 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:3511:35 AM
Moonset
24:3512:35+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn03:453:45 AM05:045:04 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn03:453:45 AM04:244:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:054:05 AM05:045:04 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:045:04 AM07:547:54 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon07:547:54 AM10:4410:44 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra11:3511:35 AM13:081:08 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4011:40 AM12:3712:37 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:551:55 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:341:34 PM16:244:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:302:30 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:413:41 PM17:275:27 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:244:24 PM19:147:14 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta17:205:20 PM18:176:17 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day17:275:27 PM19:147:14 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk19:147:14 PM20:328:32 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:147:14 PM19:337:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:147:14 PM20:138:13 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra24:3912:39+1 AM26:112:11+1 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
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