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Monday 20 December 2088 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 18:076:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:287:28 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

06:336:33 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

06:526:52 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

11:5111:51 AM

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

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonRiyadh11:5111:51 AM
At noon, 11:5111:51 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 80° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 80° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:464:46 AM–05:405:40 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:135:13 AM–06:336:33 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3011:30 AM–12:1212:12 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:371:37 PM–14:202:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:095:09 PM–17:365:36 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:095:09 PM–18:306:30 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:497:49 PM–21:329:32 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:537:53 AM–09:129:12 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:349:34 AM–11:1711:17 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3210:32 AM–11:5111:51 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1212:12 PM–12:5512:55 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:111:11 PM–14:302:30 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:202:20 PM–15:023:02 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

Amṛta06:336:33 AM–07:537:53 AMgood
Kāla07:537:53 AM–09:129:12 AMavoid
Śubha09:129:12 AM–10:3210:32 AMgood
Roga10:3210:32 AM–11:5111:51 AMavoid
Udvega11:5111:51 AM–13:111:11 PMavoid
Cara13:111:11 PM–14:302:30 PMneutral
Lābha14:302:30 PM–15:503:50 PMgood
Amṛta15:503:50 PM–17:095:09 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:095:09 PM–18:506:50 PMneutral
Roga18:506:50 PM–20:308:30 PMavoid
Kāla20:308:30 PM–22:1110:11 PMavoid
Lābha22:1110:11 PM–23:5211:52 PMgood
Udvega23:5211:52 PM–25:321:32 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:321:32 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1good
Amṛta27:133:13 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1good
Cara28:534:53 AM+1–30:346:34 AM+1neutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34 AM+1

06:336:33 AM sunrise17:095:09 PM sunsetsunrise 30:346:34 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 19:287:28 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 28:224:22 AM+1
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 19:297:29 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 06:526:52 AM
Vaṇijauntil 19:287:28 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:537:53 AM–09:129:12 AM
Abhijit 11:3011:30 AM–12:1212:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:095:09 PM–18:576:57 PM
Niśītha 23:2811:28 PM–24:1612:16 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. Somavāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:129:12 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1212:12 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. SunsetDay length 10 h 36 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:576:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  8. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  9. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1612:16 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī19:287:28 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā28:22 04:224:22 AM TueUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi19:297:29 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaGara06:526:52 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:34 06:346:34 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2145
Śaka
2010
Kali
5189
Ahargaṇa
1 895 575
Day length
10 h 36 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:1511:15 AM
Moonset
23:3211:32 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:464:46 AM06:336:33 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:464:46 AM05:405:40 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:135:13 AM06:336:33 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:336:33 AM08:408:40 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:537:53 AM09:129:12 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:408:40 AM10:4810:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:349:34 AM11:1711:17 AMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3210:32 AM11:5111:51 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2711:27 AM12:1512:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3011:30 AM12:1212:12 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1212:12 PM12:5512:55 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:023:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:111:11 PM14:302:30 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:371:37 PM14:202:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:202:20 PM15:023:02 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:023:02 PM17:095:09 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:095:09 PM18:576:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:095:09 PM17:365:36 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:095:09 PM18:306:30 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:497:49 PM21:329:32 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:2811:28 PM24:1612:16 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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