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Wednesday 15 December 1999 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 20:058:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:478:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

06:496:49 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:328:32 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:1012:10 PM

The Sun 43° above S. Day length 10 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1012:10 PM
At noon, 12:1012:10 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 80° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 41% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 80° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:025:02 AM–05:565:56 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:295:29 AM–06:496:49 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla07:057:05 AM–08:478:47 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:402:40 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:315:31 PM–17:585:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:315:31 PM–18:516:51 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:098:09 AM–09:299:29 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5010:50 AM–12:1012:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4911:49 AM–12:3212:32 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:189:18 PM–22:5710:57 PMa 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

Lābha06:496:49 AM–08:098:09 AMgood
Amṛta08:098:09 AM–09:299:29 AMgood
Kāla09:299:29 AM–10:5010:50 AMavoid
Śubha10:5010:50 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Roga12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PMavoid
Udvega13:301:30 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Cara14:512:51 PM–16:114:11 PMneutral
Lābha16:114:11 PM–17:315:31 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:315:31 PM–19:117:11 PMavoid
Śubha19:117:11 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Amṛta20:518:51 PM–22:3110:31 PMgood
Cara22:3110:31 PM–24:1012:10 AM+1neutral
Roga24:1012:10 AM+1–25:501:50 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:501:50 AM+1–27:303:30 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:303:30 AM+1–29:105:10 AM+1good
Udvega29:105:10 AM+1–30:496:49 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:496:49 AM to 30:496:49 AM+1

06:496:49 AM sunrise17:315:31 PM sunsetsunrise 30:496:49 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 20:478:47 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 14:432:43 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 16:294:29 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:328:32 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:478:47 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1012:10 PM–13:301:30 PM
Pradoṣa 17:315:31 PM–19:187:18 PM
Niśītha 23:4611:46 PM–24:3412:34 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:301:30 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:187:18 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3412:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī20:478:47 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā14:432:43 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra16:294:29 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaGara08:328:32 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra30:49 06:496:49 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 062
Day length
10 h 42 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
12:0112:01 PM
Moonset
23:4911:49 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:025:02 AM06:496:49 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:025:02 AM05:565:56 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:295:29 AM06:496:49 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:496:49 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra07:057:05 AM08:478:47 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:098:09 AM09:299:29 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM11:0611:06 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5010:50 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:3212:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:301:30 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:233:23 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:402:40 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:233:23 PM17:315:31 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:315:31 PM19:187:18 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:315:31 PM17:585:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:315:31 PM18:516:51 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:189:18 PM22:5710:57 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4611:46 PM24:3412:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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