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Sunday 23 December 1956 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 19:547:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:565:56 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:177:17 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:207:20 AM

Pūrva Phalgunī gives way to Uttara Phalgunī.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 15 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 261° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 58% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 261° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:195:19 AM–06:186:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:495:49 AM–07:177:17 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3611:36 AM–12:1312:13 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:271:27 PM–14:042:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:324:32 PM–17:025:02 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:324:32 PM–18:016:01 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2511:25 PM–24:5712:57+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa11:5511:55 AM–13:041:04 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika14:132:13 PM–15:233:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:132:13 PM–15:453:45 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:183:18 PM–15:553:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla15:233:23 PM–16:324:32 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Udvega07:177:17 AM–08:278:27 AMavoid
Cara08:278:27 AM–09:369:36 AMneutral
Lābha09:369:36 AM–10:4510:45 AMgood
Amṛta10:4510:45 AM–11:5511:55 AMgood
Kāla11:5511:55 AM–13:041:04 PMavoid
Śubha13:041:04 PM–14:132:13 PMgood
Roga14:132:13 PM–15:233:23 PMavoid
Udvega15:233:23 PM–16:324:32 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha16:324:32 PM–18:236:23 PMgood
Amṛta18:236:23 PM–20:138:13 PMgood
Cara20:138:13 PM–22:0410:04 PMneutral
Roga22:0410:04 PM–23:5511:55 PMavoid
Kāla23:5511:55 PM–25:461:46+1 AMavoid
Lābha25:461:46+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMgood
Udvega27:363:36+1 AM–29:275:27+1 AMavoid
Śubha29:275:27+1 AM–31:187:18+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18+1 AM

07:177:17 AM sunrise16:324:32 PM sunsetsunrise 31:187:18+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 17:565:56 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 07:207:20 AM
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 30:196:19+1 AM
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Āyuṣmānuntil 15:113:11 PM
Saubhāgyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:565:56 PM
Bālavauntil 29:105:10+1 AM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3611:36 AM–12:1312:13 PM
Rāhu kāla 15:233:23 PM–16:324:32 PM
Pradoṣa 16:324:32 PM–18:306:30 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1312:13 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SaubhāgyaYoga: Āyuṣmān ends.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:324:32 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 15 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:306:30 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  12. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  13. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī17:565:56 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī07:207:20 AMUttara Phalgunī
YogaĀyuṣmān15:113:11 PMSaubhāgya
KaraṇaBava17:565:56 PMBālava
VāraRavivāra31:18 07:187:18 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2013
Śaka
1878
Kali
5057
Ahargaṇa
1 847 365
Day length
9 h 15 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:5211:52 PM
Moonset
11:0311:03 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:195:19 AM07:177:17 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:195:19 AM06:186:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:495:49 AM07:177:17 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:177:17 AM09:089:08 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:089:08 AM10:5910:59 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3611:36 AM12:1312:13 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:041:04 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:412:41 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:271:27 PM14:042:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:132:13 PM15:233:23 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:132:13 PM15:453:45 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:412:41 PM16:324:32 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:183:18 PM15:553:55 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day15:233:23 PM16:324:32 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk16:324:32 PM18:306:30 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:324:32 PM17:025:02 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:324:32 PM18:016:01 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2511:25 PM24:5712:57+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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