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Tuesday 13 May 1997 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 03:393:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:445:44+1 AM, past the next sunrise.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

05:355:35 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:2512:25 PM

Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.

Noon

12:1212:12 PM

The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 13 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1212:12 PM
At noon, 12:1212:12 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 76° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 38% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 76° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:524:52 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:314:31 AM–05:355:35 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:199:19 AM–11:0411:04 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:242:24 PM–15:173:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:486:48 PM–19:107:10 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:486:48 PM–19:537:53 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:148:14 AM–09:079:07 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:548:54 AM–10:3310:33 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla15:303:30 PM–17:095:09 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta23:0711:07 PM–23:5011:50 PMan 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

Roga05:355:35 AM–07:147:14 AMavoid
Udvega07:147:14 AM–08:548:54 AMavoid
Cara08:548:54 AM–10:3310:33 AMneutral
Lābha10:3310:33 AM–12:1212:12 PMgood
Amṛta12:1212:12 PM–13:511:51 PMgood
Kāla13:511:51 PM–15:303:30 PMavoid
Śubha15:303:30 PM–17:095:09 PMgood
Roga17:095:09 PM–18:486:48 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla18:486:48 PM–20:098:09 PMavoid
Lābha20:098:09 PM–21:309:30 PMgood
Udvega21:309:30 PM–22:5110:51 PMavoid
Śubha22:5110:51 PM–24:1212:12+1 AMgood
Amṛta24:1212:12+1 AM–25:321:32+1 AMgood
Cara25:321:32+1 AM–26:532:53+1 AMneutral
Roga26:532:53+1 AM–28:144:14+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:144:14+1 AM–29:355:35+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:355:35 AM to 29:355:35+1 AM

05:355:35 AM sunrise18:486:48 PM sunsetsunrise 29:355:35+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Puṣyauntil 16:214:21 PM
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 12:2512:25 PM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 16:384:38 PM
Vaṇijapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4511:45 AM–12:3812:38 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:303:30 PM–17:095:09 PM
Pradoṣa 18:486:48 PM–20:158:15 PM
Niśītha 23:4811:48 PM–24:3612:36+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:3812:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:095:09 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. ĀśleṣāNakṣatra: Puṣya ends.
  6. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 13 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:158:15 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:3612:36+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamīpast sunriseAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPuṣya16:214:21 PMĀśleṣā
YogaGaṇḍa12:2512:25 PMVṛddhi
KaraṇaGara16:384:38 PMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:35 05:355:35 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 116
Day length
13 h 13 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:0511:05 AM
Moonset
24:1412:14+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:355:35 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:524:52 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:314:31 AM05:355:35 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:355:35 AM08:148:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:148:14 AM10:5210:52 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:148:14 AM09:079:07 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:548:54 AM10:3310:33 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:199:19 AM11:0411:04 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4511:45 AM12:3812:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:4811:48 AM12:3612:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:1212:12 PM13:511:51 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:104:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:242:24 PM15:173:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:303:30 PM17:095:09 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:104:10 PM18:486:48 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:486:48 PM20:158:15 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:486:48 PM19:107:10 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:486:48 PM19:537:53 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:0711:07 PM23:5011:50 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:4811:48 PM24:3612:36+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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