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Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 02:502:50 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:164:16 AM+1.

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At sunrise

05:395:39 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

Next boundary

15:383:38 PM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM–05:005:00 AM
  • Amṛta kāla11:4211:42 AM–13:271:27 PM
  • Abhijit12:2212:22 PM–13:191:19 PM
  • Vijaya15:153:15 PM–16:124:12 PM
  • Godhūli20:028:02 PM–20:228:22 PM

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:277:27 AM–09:159:15 AM
  • Gulika11:0311:03 AM–12:5112:51 PM
  • Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM–13:191:19 PM
  • Rāhu kāla12:5112:51 PM–14:392:39 PM
  • Varjya26:202:20 AM+1–28:024:02 AM+1

Choghaḍiyā

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

  1. Lābhagood05:395:39 AM–07:277:27 AM
  2. Amṛtagood07:277:27 AM–09:159:15 AM
  3. Kālaavoid09:159:15 AM–11:0311:03 AM
  4. Śubhagood11:0311:03 AM–12:5112:51 PM
  5. Rogaavoid12:5112:51 PM–14:392:39 PM
  6. Udvegaavoid14:392:39 PM–16:264:26 PM
  7. Caraneutral16:264:26 PM–18:146:14 PM
  8. Lābhagood18:146:14 PM–20:028:02 PM

Night · sunset to sunrise

  1. Udvegaavoid20:028:02 PM–21:149:14 PM
  2. Śubhagood21:149:14 PM–22:2710:27 PM
  3. Amṛtagood22:2710:27 PM–23:3911:39 PM
  4. Caraneutral23:3911:39 PM–24:5112:51 AM+1
  5. Rogaavoid24:5112:51 AM+1–26:032:03 AM+1
  6. Kālaavoid26:032:03 AM+1–27:153:15 AM+1
  7. Lābhagood27:153:15 AM+1–28:274:27 AM+1
  8. Udvegaavoid28:274:27 AM+1–29:395:39 AM+1

Sunrise to sunrise

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.

05:395:39 AM sunrise20:028:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:395:39 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 28:164:16 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 19:337:33 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 19:167:16 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 15:383:38 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:164:16 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:2212:22 PM–13:191:19 PM
Rāhu kāla 12:5112:51 PM–14:392:39 PM
Pradoṣa 20:028:02 PM–21:199:19 PM
Niśītha 24:2712:27 AM+1–25:151:15 AM+1
  1. SunriseSaptamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 13:191:19 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:392:39 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 14 h 23 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 21:199:19 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:151:15 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī28:16 04:164:16 AM ThuAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā19:337:33 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra19:167:16 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaGara15:383:38 PMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra29:39 05:395:39 AM ThuGuruvāra

Windows

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodaya04:224:22 AM05:395:39 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrta04:224:22 AM05:005:00 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyā04:414:41 AM05:395:39 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkāla05:395:39 AM08:328:32 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Yamagaṇḍa07:277:27 AM09:159:15 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgava08:328:32 AM11:2411:24 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Gulika11:0311:03 AM12:5112:51 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Amṛta kāla11:4211:42 AM13:271:27 PMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
Abhijit12:2212:22 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrta12:2212:22 PM13:191:19 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhna12:2712:27 PM13:151:15 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kāla12:5112:51 PM14:392:39 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇa14:172:17 PM17:105:10 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijaya15:153:15 PM16:124:12 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhna17:105:10 PM20:028:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣa20:028:02 PM21:199:19 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūli20:028:02 PM20:228:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:028:02 PM21:009:00 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśītha24:2712:27 AM+125:151:15 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjya26:202:20 AM+128:024:02 AM+1sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2083
Śaka
1948
Kali
5127
Ahargaṇa
1 872 925
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Day length
14 h 23 m
Moonrise
11:4611:46 AM
Moonset
24:2912:29 AM+1
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