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January 2001 · each Moon as it stands at sunrisePauṣa Śukla to Māgha ŚuklaThe month ›

Wednesday 31 January 2001 · Queens, New York, United States

Māgha Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 20:358:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:049:04 PM.

Observed here on this day

Ratha Saptamī

Saptamī covers 111 of 111 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

07:067:06 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:078:07 AM

Sādhya gives way to Śubha.

Noon

12:0912:09 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 10 h 05 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:0912:09 PM
At noon, 12:0912:09 PM, the Sun is in Śravaṇa and the Moon 80° ahead of it, in Aśvinī, 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 muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:067:06 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:501:50 PM–14:302:30 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:163:16 PM–16:564:56 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:125:12 PM–17:405:40 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:125:12 PM–18:356:35 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:228:22 AM–09:389:38 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:5310:53 AM–12:0912:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:4911:49 AM–12:2912:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0912:09 PM–13:251:25 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya18:366:36 PM–20:168:16 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

Lābha07:067:06 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Amṛta08:228:22 AM–09:389:38 AMgood
Kāla09:389:38 AM–10:5310:53 AMavoid
Śubha10:5310:53 AM–12:0912:09 PMgood
Roga12:0912:09 PM–13:251:25 PMavoid
Udvega13:251:25 PM–14:402:40 PMavoid
Cara14:402:40 PM–15:563:56 PMneutral
Lābha15:563:56 PM–17:125:12 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:125:12 PM–18:566:56 PMavoid
Śubha18:566:56 PM–20:408:40 PMgood
Amṛta20:408:40 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Cara22:2410:24 PM–24:0912:09 AM+1neutral
Roga24:0912:09 AM+1–25:531:53 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:531:53 AM+1–27:373:37 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:373:37 AM+1–29:215:21 AM+1good
Udvega29:215:21 AM+1–31:057:05 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:067:06 AM to 31:057:05 AM+1

07:067:06 AM sunrise17:125:12 PM sunsetsunrise 31:057:05 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 21:049:04 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Aśvinīuntil 22:4610:46 PM
Bharaṇīpast sunrise
Yoga
Sādhyauntil 08:078:07 AM
Śubhauntil 31:047:04 AM+1
Śuklapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:558:55 AM
Vaṇijauntil 21:049:04 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0912:09 PM–13:251:25 PM
Pradoṣa 17:125:12 PM–19:037:03 PM
Niśītha 23:4511:45 PM–24:3312:33 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. ŚubhaYoga: Sādhya ends.
  3. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:251:25 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 05 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 19:037:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. BharaṇīNakṣatra: Aśvinī ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3312:33 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚuklaYoga: Śubha ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī21:049:04 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraAśvinī22:4610:46 PMBharaṇī
YogaSādhya08:078:07 AMŚubha
KaraṇaGara08:558:55 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra31:05 07:057:05 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Māgha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Māgha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 475
Day length
10 h 05 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
10:5110:51 AM
Moonset
24:0912:09 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:067:06 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:067:06 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:067:06 AM09:079:07 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:389:38 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:079:07 AM11:0911:09 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:5310:53 AM12:0912:09 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:4511:45 AM12:3312:33 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:4911:49 AM12:2912:29 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0912:09 PM13:251:25 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:101:10 PM15:113:11 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:501:50 PM14:302:30 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:113:11 PM17:125:12 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:163:16 PM16:564:56 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:125:12 PM19:037:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:125:12 PM17:405:40 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:125:12 PM18:356:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra18:366:36 PM20:168:16 PMsixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:4511:45 PM24:3312:33 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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