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December 1940 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Śukla to Pauṣa ŚuklaThe month ›

Thursday 5 December 1940 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 04:594:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:306:30+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

06:596:59 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:168:16 AM

Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.

Noon

11:5511:55 AM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 51 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:5511:55 AM
At noon, 11:5511:55 AM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 75° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 37% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 75° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:065:06 AM–06:036:03 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:345:34 AM–06:596:59 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:3511:35 AM–12:1512:15 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:331:33 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:504:50 PM–17:195:19 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:504:50 PM–18:156:15 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa06:596:59 AM–08:138:13 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika09:279:27 AM–10:4110:41 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1610:16 AM–10:5610:56 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:132:13 PM–14:522:52 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya22:2310:23 PM–24:0812:08+1 AMa 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

Śubha06:596:59 AM–08:138:13 AMgood
Roga08:138:13 AM–09:279:27 AMavoid
Udvega09:279:27 AM–10:4110:41 AMavoid
Cara10:4110:41 AM–11:5511:55 AMneutral
Lābha11:5511:55 AM–13:091:09 PMgood
Amṛta13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PMgood
Kāla14:232:23 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Śubha15:373:37 PM–16:504:50 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:504:50 PM–18:376:37 PMgood
Cara18:376:37 PM–20:238:23 PMneutral
Roga20:238:23 PM–22:0910:09 PMavoid
Kāla22:0910:09 PM–23:5511:55 PMavoid
Lābha23:5511:55 PM–25:411:41+1 AMgood
Udvega25:411:41+1 AM–27:283:28+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:283:28+1 AM–29:145:14+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:145:14+1 AM–31:007:00+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00+1 AM

06:596:59 AM sunrise16:504:50 PM sunsetsunrise 31:007:00+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 30:306:30+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 14:302:30 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 08:168:16 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:395:39 PM
Vaṇijauntil 30:306:30+1 AM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:3511:35 AM–12:1512:15 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:091:09 PM–14:232:23 PM
Pradoṣa 16:504:50 PM–18:446:44 PM
Niśītha 23:3111:31 PM–24:1912:19+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. Guruvāra begins.
  2. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  3. AbhijitUntil 12:1512:15 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:232:23 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  5. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 51 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:446:44 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1912:19+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī30:30 06:306:30 AM FriAṣṭamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā14:302:30 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta08:168:16 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara17:395:39 PMVaṇija
VāraGuruvāra31:00 07:007:00 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
1997
Śaka
1862
Kali
5041
Ahargaṇa
1 841 503
Day length
9 h 51 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:3311:33 AM
Moonset
23:0311:03 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:065:06 AM06:596:59 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:065:06 AM06:036:03 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:345:34 AM06:596:59 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:596:59 AM08:578:57 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day06:596:59 AM08:138:13 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:578:57 AM10:5610:56 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:279:27 AM10:4110:41 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1610:16 AM10:5610:56 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3111:31 AM12:1912:19 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:3511:35 AM12:1512:15 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5412:54 PM14:522:52 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:091:09 PM14:232:23 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:331:33 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:132:13 PM14:522:52 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:522:52 PM16:504:50 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:504:50 PM18:446:44 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:504:50 PM17:195:19 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:504:50 PM18:156:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra22:2310:23 PM24:0812:08+1 AMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3111:31 PM24:1912:19+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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