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Thursday 18 December 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 02:172:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:341:34 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

13:501:50 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

11:5011:50 AM

The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 36 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5011:50 AM
At noon, 11:5011:50 AM, the Sun is in Mūla 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 muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:115:11 AM–06:326:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2911:29 AM–12:1112:11 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:361:36 PM–14:182:18 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla17:525:52 PM–19:277:27 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:326:32 AM–07:517:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:198:19 AM–09:559:55 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:119:11 AM–10:3010:30 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:0410:04 AM–10:4610:46 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:091:09 PM–14:292:29 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:182:18 PM–15:013:01 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

Śubha06:326:32 AM–07:517:51 AMgood
Roga07:517:51 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Udvega09:119:11 AM–10:3010:30 AMavoid
Cara10:3010:30 AM–11:5011:50 AMneutral
Lābha11:5011:50 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Amṛta13:091:09 PM–14:292:29 PMgood
Kāla14:292:29 PM–15:483:48 PMavoid
Śubha15:483:48 PM–17:085:08 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta17:085:08 PM–18:486:48 PMgood
Cara18:486:48 PM–20:298:29 PMneutral
Roga20:298:29 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Kāla22:1010:10 PM–23:5011:50 PMavoid
Lābha23:5011:50 PM–25:311:31 AM+1good
Udvega25:311:31 AM+1–27:113:11 AM+1avoid
Śubha27:113:11 AM+1–28:524:52 AM+1good
Amṛta28:524:52 AM+1–30:326:32 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:326:32 AM+1

06:326:32 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:326:32 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:1312:13 AM+1
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 18:366:36 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 13:501:50 PM
Bavauntil 25:341:34 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:091:09 PM–14:292:29 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14 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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:292:29 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī25:34 01:341:34 AM FriAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:13 00:1312:13 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti18:366:36 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi13:501:50 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra30:32 06:326:32 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 353
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:2111:21 PM
Moonset
11:0311:03 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:454:45 AM06:326:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:454:45 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:115:11 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:326:32 AM07:517:51 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:198:19 AM09:559:55 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0410:04 AM10:4610:46 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2611:26 AM12:1412:14 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2911:29 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5312:53 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:182:18 PM15:013:01 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:013:01 PM17:085:08 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:085:08 PM18:556:55 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:085:08 PM17:355:35 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:085:08 PM18:286:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:525:52 PM19:277:27 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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