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Tuesday 29 December 2026 · Queens, New York, United States

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 02:552:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:072:07 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:197:19 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:262:26 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5711:57 AM

The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 17 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonQueens11:5711:57 AM
At noon, 11:5711:57 AM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 257° ahead of it, in Uttara Phalgunī, 62% 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 muhūrta05:215:21 AM–06:206:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:515:51 AM–07:197:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3911:39 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:301:30 PM–14:072:07 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:364:36 PM–17:055:05 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:364:36 PM–18:046:04 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla21:579:57 PM–23:3311:33 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta09:109:10 AM–09:489:48 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:389:38 AM–10:4810:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5811:58 AM–13:071:07 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:2312:23 PM–13:591:59 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Rāhu kāla14:172:17 PM–15:263:26 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2910:29 PM–23:2811:28 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

Roga07:197:19 AM–08:298:29 AMavoid
Udvega08:298:29 AM–09:389:38 AMavoid
Cara09:389:38 AM–10:4810:48 AMneutral
Lābha10:4810:48 AM–11:5811:58 AMgood
Amṛta11:5811:58 AM–13:071:07 PMgood
Kāla13:071:07 PM–14:172:17 PMavoid
Śubha14:172:17 PM–15:263:26 PMgood
Roga15:263:26 PM–16:364:36 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:364:36 PM–18:266:26 PMavoid
Lābha18:266:26 PM–20:178:17 PMgood
Udvega20:178:17 PM–22:0710:07 PMavoid
Śubha22:0710:07 PM–23:5811:58 PMgood
Amṛta23:5811:58 PM–25:481:48 AM+1good
Cara25:481:48 AM+1–27:383:38 AM+1neutral
Roga27:383:38 AM+1–29:295:29 AM+1avoid
Kāla29:295:29 AM+1–31:197:19 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:197:19 AM to 31:197:19 AM+1

07:197:19 AM sunrise16:364:36 PM sunsetsunrise 31:197:19 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 26:072:07 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttara Phalgunīuntil 29:075:07 AM+1
Hastapast sunrise
Yoga
Saubhāgyauntil 27:123:12 AM+1
Śobhanapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:262:26 PM
Bavauntil 26:072:07 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3911:39 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:172:17 PM–15:263:26 PM
Pradoṣa 16:364:36 PM–18:346:34 PM
Niśītha 23:3411:34 PM–24:2212:22 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. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:263:26 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 17 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:346:34 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. NiśīthaUntil 24:2212:22 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. ŚobhanaYoga: Saubhāgya ends.
  11. HastaNakṣatra: Uttara Phalgunī ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī26:07 02:072:07 AM WedAṣṭamī
NakṣatraUttara Phalgunī29:07 05:075:07 AM WedHasta
YogaSaubhāgya27:12 03:123:12 AM WedŚobhana
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:262:26 PMBava
VāraMaṅgalavāra31:19 07:197:19 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 938
Day length
9 h 17 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:3411:34 PM
Moonset
10:5410:54 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:215:21 AM07:197:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:215:21 AM06:206:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:515:51 AM07:197:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:197:19 AM09:109:10 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:109:10 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:109:10 AM09:489:48 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:389:38 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3411:34 AM12:2212:22 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3911:39 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5811:58 AM13:071:07 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:2312:23 PM13:591:59 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM14:452:45 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:301:30 PM14:072:07 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:172:17 PM15:263:26 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:452:45 PM16:364:36 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:364:36 PM18:346:34 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:364:36 PM17:055:05 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:364:36 PM18:046:04 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra21:579:57 PM23:3311:33 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2910:29 PM23:2811:28 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:3411:34 PM24:2212:22 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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