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Monday 20 December 2088 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 23:0711:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2812:28+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

06:506:50 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

07:447:44 AM

Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.

Noon

11:5611:56 AM

The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 12 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonShaoxing11:5611:56 AM
At noon, 11:5611:56 AM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 78° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 40% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 78° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:594:59 AM–05:545:54 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:275:27 AM–06:506:50 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1612:16 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:192:19 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:025:02 PM–17:305:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:025:02 PM–18:256:25 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla24:4912:49+1 AM–26:322:32+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:068:06 AM–09:239:23 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:3910:39 AM–11:5611:56 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:1612:16 PM–12:5712:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:121:12 PM–14:292:29 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:192:19 PM–14:592:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya14:342:34 PM–16:174:17 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

Amṛta06:506:50 AM–08:068:06 AMgood
Kāla08:068:06 AM–09:239:23 AMavoid
Śubha09:239:23 AM–10:3910:39 AMgood
Roga10:3910:39 AM–11:5611:56 AMavoid
Udvega11:5611:56 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Cara13:121:12 PM–14:292:29 PMneutral
Lābha14:292:29 PM–15:453:45 PMgood
Amṛta15:453:45 PM–17:025:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara17:025:02 PM–18:456:45 PMneutral
Roga18:456:45 PM–20:298:29 PMavoid
Kāla20:298:29 PM–22:1210:12 PMavoid
Lābha22:1210:12 PM–23:5611:56 PMgood
Udvega23:5611:56 PM–25:391:39+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:391:39+1 AM–27:233:23+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:233:23+1 AM–29:075:07+1 AMgood
Cara29:075:07+1 AM–30:506:50+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50+1 AM

06:506:50 AM sunrise17:025:02 PM sunsetsunrise 30:506:50+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 24:2812:28+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 07:447:44 AM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 24:2912:29+1 AM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 11:5211:52 AM
Vaṇijauntil 24:2812:28+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:068:06 AM–09:239:23 AM
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1612:16 PM
Pradoṣa 17:025:02 PM–18:526:52 PM
Niśītha 23:3211:32 PM–24:2012:20+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. Somavāra begins.
  2. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:239:23 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1612:16 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 12 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:526:52 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2012:20+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī24:28 00:2812:28 AM TueAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā07:447:44 AMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi24:29 00:2912:29 AM TueVyatīpāta
KaraṇaGara11:5211:52 AMVaṇija
VāraSomavāra30:50 06:506:50 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 12 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:1311:13 AM
Moonset
23:2611:26 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:594:59 AM06:506:50 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:594:59 AM05:545:54 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:275:27 AM06:506:50 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:506:50 AM08:528:52 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:068:06 AM09:239:23 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:528:52 AM10:5410:54 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:3910:39 AM11:5611:56 AMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3211:32 AM12:2012:20 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1612:16 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:1612:16 PM12:5712:57 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5712:57 PM14:592:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:121:12 PM14:292:29 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:192:19 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:192:19 PM14:592:59 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:342:34 PM16:174:17 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Sāyāhnaevening14:592:59 PM17:025:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:025:02 PM18:526:52 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:025:02 PM17:305:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:025:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3211:32 PM24:2012:20+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra24:4912:49+1 AM26:322:32+1 AMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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