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Thursday 20 April 2006 · Queens, New York, United States

Caitra Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 13:431:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1912:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:106:10 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:1912:19 PM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 30 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 264° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 264° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:285:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:065:06 AM–06:106:10 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2812:28 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–16:044:04 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:407:40 PM–20:018:01 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:407:40 PM–20:428:42 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:3410:34 PM–24:0612:06+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:106:10 AM–07:517:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:329:32 AM–11:1311:13 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:4010:40 AM–11:3411:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya13:201:20 PM–14:532:53 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:362:36 PM–16:174:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:044:04 PM–16:584:58 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

Śubha06:106:10 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Roga07:517:51 AM–09:329:32 AMavoid
Udvega09:329:32 AM–11:1311:13 AMavoid
Cara11:1311:13 AM–12:5512:55 PMneutral
Lābha12:5512:55 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Amṛta14:362:36 PM–16:174:17 PMgood
Kāla16:174:17 PM–17:585:58 PMavoid
Śubha17:585:58 PM–19:407:40 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:407:40 PM–20:588:58 PMgood
Cara20:588:58 PM–22:1710:17 PMneutral
Roga22:1710:17 PM–23:3511:35 PMavoid
Kāla23:3511:35 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5412:54+1 AM–26:122:12+1 AMgood
Udvega26:122:12+1 AM–27:313:31+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:313:31+1 AM–28:504:50+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:504:50+1 AM–30:086:08+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:106:10 AM to 30:086:08+1 AM

06:106:10 AM sunrise19:407:40 PM sunsetsunrise 30:086:08+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 12:1912:19 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 28:434:43+1 AM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhauntil 17:115:11 PM
Sādhyapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 12:1912:19 PM
Bālavauntil 23:2811:28 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2812:28 PM–13:221:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:362:36 PM–16:174:17 PM
Pradoṣa 19:407:40 PM–21:039:03 PM
Niśītha 24:3012:30+1 AM–25:181:18+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:174:17 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  6. SādhyaYoga: Siddha ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 13 h 30 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:039:03 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:181:18+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī12:1912:19 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā28:43 04:434:43 AM FriŚravaṇa
YogaSiddha17:115:11 PMSādhya
KaraṇaBava12:1912:19 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra30:08 06:086:08 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Caitra
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2063
Śaka
1928
Kali
5107
Ahargaṇa
1 865 380
Day length
13 h 30 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Dhanu
Moonrise
26:572:57+1 AM
Moonset
11:0411:04 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:106:10 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:285:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:065:06 AM06:106:10 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:106:10 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:106:10 AM07:517:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM11:3411:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:329:32 AM11:1311:13 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:4010:40 AM11:3411:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2812:28 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3112:31 PM13:191:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra13:201:20 PM14:532:53 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:584:58 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:174:17 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM16:044:04 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:044:04 PM16:584:58 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:584:58 PM19:407:40 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:407:40 PM21:039:03 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:407:40 PM20:018:01 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:407:40 PM20:428:42 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:3410:34 PM24:0612:06+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3012:30+1 AM25:181:18+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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