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February 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMāgha Śukla to Phālguna ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 18 February 1998 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 19:407:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:409:40 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:466:46 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:448:44 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Dhaniṣṭhā and the Moon 260° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 59% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 260° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:005:00 AM–05:535:53 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:466:46 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:571:57 PM–14:412:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:335:33 PM–18:006:00 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:335:33 PM–18:526:52 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:445:44 PM–19:297:29 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Varjya07:117:11 AM–08:568:56 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa08:078:07 AM–09:289:28 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:4910:49 AM–12:1012:10 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4811:48 AM–12:3112:31 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:1012:10 PM–13:311:31 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

Lābha06:466:46 AM–08:078:07 AMgood
Amṛta08:078:07 AM–09:289:28 AMgood
Kāla09:289:28 AM–10:4910:49 AMavoid
Śubha10:4910:49 AM–12:1012:10 PMgood
Roga12:1012:10 PM–13:311:31 PMavoid
Udvega13:311:31 PM–14:512:51 PMavoid
Cara14:512:51 PM–16:124:12 PMneutral
Lābha16:124:12 PM–17:335:33 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:335:33 PM–19:127:12 PMavoid
Śubha19:127:12 PM–20:518:51 PMgood
Amṛta20:518:51 PM–22:3010:30 PMgood
Cara22:3010:30 PM–24:0912:09+1 AMneutral
Roga24:0912:09+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:481:48+1 AM–27:273:27+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:273:27+1 AM–29:055:05+1 AMgood
Udvega29:055:05+1 AM–30:446:44+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:466:46 AM to 30:446:44+1 AM

06:466:46 AM sunrise17:335:33 PM sunsetsunrise 30:446:44+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 21:409:40 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 27:243:24+1 AM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 27:253:25+1 AM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:448:44 AM
Bavauntil 21:409:40 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:1012:10 PM–13:311:31 PM
Pradoṣa 17:335:33 PM–19:197:19 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:311:31 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. SunsetDay length 10 h 48 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:197:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  7. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī21:409:40 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraViśākhā27:24 03:243:24 AM ThuAnurādhā
YogaDhruva27:25 03:253:25 AM ThuVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:448:44 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:44 06:446:44 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Phālguna
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2054
Śaka
1919
Kali
5098
Ahargaṇa
1 862 397
Day length
10 h 48 m
Sun in
Kumbha
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
24:3012:30+1 AM
Moonset
10:2510:25 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:005:00 AM06:466:46 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:005:00 AM05:535:53 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:466:46 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:466:46 AM08:558:55 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra07:117:11 AM08:568:56 AMsixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:078:07 AM09:289:28 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:558:55 AM11:0511:05 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:4910:49 AM12:1012:10 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4611:46 AM12:3412:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4811:48 AM12:3112:31 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:1012:10 PM13:311:31 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:141:14 PM15:243:24 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:571:57 PM14:412:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:243:24 PM17:335:33 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:335:33 PM19:197:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:335:33 PM18:006:00 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:335:33 PM18:526:52 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:445:44 PM19:297:29 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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