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Tuesday 19 December 2023 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 12:4412:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3710:37 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

Saptamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:326:32 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:3710:37 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

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 85° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 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 muhūrta04:454:45 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:125:12 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
  • Amṛta kāla13:591:59 PM–15:303:30 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli17:085:08 PM–17:355:35 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:085:08 PM–18:286:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:398:39 AM–09:229:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:119:11 AM–10:3010:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5011:50 AM–13:091:09 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:292:29 PM–15:483:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:3010:30 PM–23:2311:23 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

Roga06:326:32 AM–07:517:51 AMavoid
Udvega07:517:51 AM–09:119:11 AMavoid
Cara09:119:11 AM–10:3010:30 AMneutral
Lābha10:3010:30 AM–11:5011:50 AMgood
Amṛta11:5011:50 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Kāla13:091:09 PM–14:292:29 PMavoid
Śubha14:292:29 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Roga15:483:48 PM–17:085:08 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla17:085:08 PM–18:496:49 PMavoid
Lābha18:496:49 PM–20:298:29 PMgood
Udvega20:298:29 PM–22:1010:10 PMavoid
Śubha22:1010:10 PM–23:5011:50 PMgood
Amṛta23:5011:50 PM–25:311:31+1 AMgood
Cara25:311:31+1 AM–27:113:11+1 AMneutral
Roga27:113:11+1 AM–28:524:52+1 AMavoid
Kāla28:524:52+1 AM–30:336:33+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:326:32 AM to 30:336:33+1 AM

06:326:32 AM sunrise17:085:08 PM sunsetsunrise 30:336:33+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 10:3710:37 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 21:329:32 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 16:084:08 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:3710:37 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 21:399:39 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2911:29 AM–12:1112:11 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:292:29 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 17:085:08 PM–18:556:55 PM
Niśītha 23:2611:26 PM–24:1412:14+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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1112:11 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:556:55 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:1412:14+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī10:3710:37 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā21:329:32 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi16:084:08 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija10:3710:37 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:33 06:336:33 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2080
Śaka
1945
Kali
5124
Ahargaṇa
1 871 832
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:4911:49 AM
Moonset
23:5311:53 PM

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 twilight05:125:12 AM06:326:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:326:32 AM08:398:39 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:398:39 AM10:4610:46 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:398:39 AM09:229:22 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:119:11 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
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
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5011:50 AM13:091:09 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM15:013:01 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:361:36 PM14:182:18 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra13:591:59 PM15:303:30 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:292:29 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
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
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:3010:30 PM23:2311:23 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2611:26 PM24:1412:14+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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