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Saturday 20 April 2002 · Puning, Guangdong, China

Caitra Śukla Saptamī

Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 10:0110:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:229:22 AM.

Observed here on this day

Bhavānī Utpatti

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

At sunrise

05:515:51 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:229:22 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:1412:14 PM

The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 47 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonPuning12:1412:14 PM
At noon, 12:1412:14 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 86° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 46% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 86° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:214:21 AM–05:065:06 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:444:44 AM–05:515:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4911:49 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla13:031:03 PM–14:382:38 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:222:22 PM–15:133:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:386:38 PM–19:007:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:386:38 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika05:515:51 AM–07:277:27 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta05:515:51 AM–06:426:42 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta06:426:42 AM–07:337:33 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:039:03 AM–10:3910:39 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa13:501:50 PM–15:263:26 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:1211:12 PM–24:4512:45 AM+1a 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

Kāla05:515:51 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Śubha07:277:27 AM–09:039:03 AMgood
Roga09:039:03 AM–10:3910:39 AMavoid
Udvega10:3910:39 AM–12:1412:14 PMavoid
Cara12:1412:14 PM–13:501:50 PMneutral
Lābha13:501:50 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Amṛta15:263:26 PM–17:025:02 PMgood
Kāla17:025:02 PM–18:386:38 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha18:386:38 PM–20:028:02 PMgood
Udvega20:028:02 PM–21:269:26 PMavoid
Śubha21:269:26 PM–22:5010:50 PMgood
Amṛta22:5010:50 PM–24:1412:14 AM+1good
Cara24:1412:14 AM+1–25:381:38 AM+1neutral
Roga25:381:38 AM+1–27:023:02 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:023:02 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:264:26 AM+1–29:505:50 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:515:51 AM to 29:505:50 AM+1

05:515:51 AM sunrise18:386:38 PM sunsetsunrise 29:505:50 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 09:229:22 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 15:263:26 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 27:123:12 AM+1
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 09:229:22 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 20:488:48 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:039:03 AM–10:3910:39 AM
Abhijit 11:4911:49 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:386:38 PM–20:088:08 PM
Niśītha 23:5011:50 PM–24:3812:38 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 10:3910:39 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  4. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 47 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 20:088:08 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3812:38 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī09:229:22 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu15:263:26 PMPuṣya
YogaDhṛti27:12 03:123:12 AM SunŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija09:229:22 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚanivāra29:50 05:505:50 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Caitra
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 863 919
Day length
12 h 47 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:3111:31 AM
Moonset
25:251:25 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:214:21 AM05:515:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:214:21 AM05:065:06 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:444:44 AM05:515:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:515:51 AM08:248:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day05:515:51 AM07:277:27 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta05:515:51 AM06:426:42 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:426:42 AM07:337:33 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:248:24 AM10:5810:58 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:039:03 AM10:3910:39 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5011:50 AM12:3812:38 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:031:03 PM14:382:38 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:311:31 PM16:054:05 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:501:50 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:222:22 PM15:133:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:054:05 PM18:386:38 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:386:38 PM20:088:08 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:386:38 PM19:007:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:386:38 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:1211:12 PM24:4512:45 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5011:50 PM24:3812:38 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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