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Thursday 23 April 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Vaiśākha Śukla Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 13:201:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2011:20 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

Saptamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:2011:20 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

12:5412:54 PM

The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 38 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens12:5412:54 PM
At noon, 12:5412:54 PM, the Sun is in Aśvinī and the Moon 85° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 85° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:424:42 AM–05:235:23 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:035:03 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla09:119:11 AM–10:4210:42 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:2712:27 PM–13:211:21 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:103:10 PM–16:054:05 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:437:43 PM–20:048:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:437:43 PM–20:458:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla28:324:32+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:056:05 AM–07:477:47 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:299:29 AM–11:1211:12 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:3810:38 AM–11:3211:32 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:362:36 PM–16:184:18 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:054:05 PM–16:594:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya19:137:13 PM–20:468:46 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

Śubha06:056:05 AM–07:477:47 AMgood
Roga07:477:47 AM–09:299:29 AMavoid
Udvega09:299:29 AM–11:1211:12 AMavoid
Cara11:1211:12 AM–12:5412:54 PMneutral
Lābha12:5412:54 PM–14:362:36 PMgood
Amṛta14:362:36 PM–16:184:18 PMgood
Kāla16:184:18 PM–18:016:01 PMavoid
Śubha18:016:01 PM–19:437:43 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:437:43 PM–21:009:00 PMgood
Cara21:009:00 PM–22:1810:18 PMneutral
Roga22:1810:18 PM–23:3611:36 PMavoid
Kāla23:3611:36 PM–24:5312:53+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:5312:53+1 AM–26:112:11+1 AMgood
Udvega26:112:11+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:283:28+1 AM–28:464:46+1 AMgood
Amṛta28:464:46+1 AM–30:046:04+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM

06:056:05 AM sunrise19:437:43 PM sunsetsunrise 30:046:04+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 11:2011:20 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 11:2811:28 AM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 18:036:03 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 11:2011:20 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:3210:32 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2712:27 PM–13:211:21 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:362:36 PM–16:184:18 PM
Pradoṣa 19:437:43 PM–21:069:06 PM
Niśītha 24:2912:29+1 AM–25:171:17+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. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:211:21 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 16:184:18 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  8. SunsetDay length 13 h 38 m.
  9. PradoṣaUntil 21:069:06 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:171:17+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī11:2011:20 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu11:2811:28 AMPuṣya
YogaDhṛti18:036:03 PMŚūla
KaraṇaVaṇija11:2011:20 AMViṣṭi
VāraGuruvāra30:04 06:046:04 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 688
Day length
13 h 38 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Karka
Moonrise
11:2311:23 AM
Moonset
26:392:39+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:424:42 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:424:42 AM05:235:23 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:035:03 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:498:49 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:056:05 AM07:477:47 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:498:49 AM11:3211:32 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra09:119:11 AM10:4210:42 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:299:29 AM11:1211:12 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:3810:38 AM11:3211:32 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2712:27 PM13:211:21 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3012:30 PM13:181:18 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:162:16 PM16:594:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:362:36 PM16:184:18 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:103:10 PM16:054:05 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:054:05 PM16:594:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:594:59 PM19:437:43 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra19:137:13 PM20:468:46 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk19:437:43 PM21:069:06 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:437:43 PM20:048:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:437:43 PM20:458:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:2912:29+1 AM25:171:17+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra28:324:32+1 AM30:056:05+1 AMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
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