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Monday 15 December 2003 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 01:071:07 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:001:00 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:127:12 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:081:08 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 16 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 257° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 61% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 257° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:136:13 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:445:44 AM–07:127:12 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3211:32 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:231:23 PM–14:002:00 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:284:28 PM–16:584:58 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:284:28 PM–17:575:57 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2711:27 PM–25:041:04 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:228:22 AM–09:319:31 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4110:41 AM–11:5011:50 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:0912:09 PM–12:4612:46 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya13:421:42 PM–15:203:20 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta14:002:00 PM–14:372:37 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Amṛta07:127:12 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Kāla08:228:22 AM–09:319:31 AMavoid
Śubha09:319:31 AM–10:4110:41 AMgood
Roga10:4110:41 AM–11:5011:50 AMavoid
Udvega11:5011:50 AM–13:001:00 PMavoid
Cara13:001:00 PM–14:092:09 PMneutral
Lābha14:092:09 PM–15:193:19 PMgood
Amṛta15:193:19 PM–16:284:28 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara16:284:28 PM–18:196:19 PMneutral
Roga18:196:19 PM–20:108:10 PMavoid
Kāla20:108:10 PM–22:0010:00 PMavoid
Lābha22:0010:00 PM–23:5111:51 PMgood
Udvega23:5111:51 PM–25:411:41 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:411:41 AM+1–27:323:32 AM+1good
Amṛta27:323:32 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1good
Cara29:225:22 AM+1–31:137:13 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:127:12 AM to 31:137:13 AM+1

07:127:12 AM sunrise16:284:28 PM sunsetsunrise 31:137:13 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 25:001:00 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 29:565:56 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 29:415:41 AM+1
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:081:08 PM
Bavauntil 25:001:00 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:228:22 AM–09:319:31 AM
Abhijit 11:3211:32 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Pradoṣa 16:284:28 PM–18:266:26 PM
Niśītha 23:2711:27 PM–24:1512:15 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:319:31 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 16 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:266:26 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:1512:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  11. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī25:00 01:001:00 AM TueAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī29:56 05:565:56 AM TueUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti29:41 05:415:41 AM TueĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:081:08 PMBava
VāraSomavāra31:13 07:137:13 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2060
Śaka
1925
Kali
5104
Ahargaṇa
1 864 523
Day length
9 h 16 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:0611:06 PM
Moonset
11:5611:56 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:127:12 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:136:13 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:445:44 AM07:127:12 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:127:12 AM09:039:03 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:319:31 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:039:03 AM10:5510:55 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4110:41 AM11:5011:50 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3211:32 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:0912:09 PM12:4612:46 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:4612:46 PM14:372:37 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:001:00 PM14:092:09 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:231:23 PM14:002:00 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:421:42 PM15:203:20 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:002:00 PM14:372:37 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:372:37 PM16:284:28 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:284:28 PM18:266:26 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:284:28 PM16:584:58 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:284:28 PM17:575:57 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2711:27 PM25:041:04 AM+1sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2711:27 PM24:1512:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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