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Tuesday 14 May 2024 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 17:215:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:506:50 PM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:006:00 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

12:5212:52 PM

The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5212:52 PM
At noon, 12:5212:52 PM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 81° ahead of it, in Āśleṣā, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 81° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:015:01 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:424:42 AM–05:395:39 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:163:16 PM–16:144:14 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:058:05 PM–20:248:24 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:058:05 PM–21:029:02 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:104:10 AM+1–29:555:55 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:328:32 AM–09:309:30 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:169:16 AM–11:0411:04 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla16:284:28 PM–18:176:17 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya17:385:38 PM–19:237:23 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta23:5411:54 PM–24:3212:32 AM+1an 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

Roga05:395:39 AM–07:277:27 AMavoid
Udvega07:277:27 AM–09:169:16 AMavoid
Cara09:169:16 AM–11:0411:04 AMneutral
Lābha11:0411:04 AM–12:5212:52 PMgood
Amṛta12:5212:52 PM–14:402:40 PMgood
Kāla14:402:40 PM–16:284:28 PMavoid
Śubha16:284:28 PM–18:176:17 PMgood
Roga18:176:17 PM–20:058:05 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla20:058:05 PM–21:179:17 PMavoid
Lābha21:179:17 PM–22:2810:28 PMgood
Udvega22:2810:28 PM–23:4011:40 PMavoid
Śubha23:4011:40 PM–24:5212:52 AM+1good
Amṛta24:5212:52 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1good
Cara26:032:03 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1neutral
Roga27:153:15 AM+1–28:264:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:264:26 AM+1–29:385:38 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:395:39 AM to 29:385:38 AM+1

05:395:39 AM sunrise20:058:05 PM sunsetsunrise 29:385:38 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 18:506:50 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Āśleṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vṛddhiuntil 22:1110:11 PM
Dhruvapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 06:006:00 AM
Vaṇijauntil 18:506:50 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2312:23 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:284:28 PM–18:176:17 PM
Pradoṣa 20:058:05 PM–21:219:21 PM
Niśītha 24:2812:28 AM+1–25:161:16 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 18:176:17 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  5. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  6. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:219:21 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. DhruvaYoga: Vṛddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:161:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī18:506:50 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraĀśleṣāpast sunriseMaghā
YogaVṛddhi22:1110:11 PMDhruva
KaraṇaGara06:006:00 AMVaṇija
VāraMaṅgalavāra29:38 05:385:38 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2081
Śaka
1946
Kali
5125
Ahargaṇa
1 871 979
Day length
14 h 26 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:2511:25 AM
Moonset
26:082:08 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:224:22 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:224:22 AM05:015:01 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:424:42 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:395:39 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:328:32 AM11:2511:25 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:328:32 AM09:309:30 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:169:16 AM11:0411:04 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2312:23 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:2812:28 PM13:161:16 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:5212:52 PM14:402:40 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:192:19 PM17:125:12 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:163:16 PM16:144:14 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:284:28 PM18:176:17 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening17:125:12 PM20:058:05 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra17:385:38 PM19:237:23 PMsixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk20:058:05 PM21:219:21 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:058:05 PM20:248:24 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:058:05 PM21:029:02 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta23:5411:54 PM24:3212:32 AM+17th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight24:2812:28 AM+125:161:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:104:10 AM+129:555:55 AM+1sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra
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