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Thursday 18 December 2008 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 02:472:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:042:04+1 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

07:097:09 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

14:202:20 PM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:0112:01 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 44 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran12:0112:01 PM
At noon, 12:0112:01 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 257° ahead of it, in Pūrva Phalgunī, 61% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 257° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:155:15 AM–06:126:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4211:42 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:225:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:196:19 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla18:226:22 PM–19:577:57 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:097:09 AM–08:228:22 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya08:498:49 AM–10:2510:25 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:2410:24 AM–11:0311:03 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:172:17 PM–14:562:56 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

Śubha07:097:09 AM–08:228:22 AMgood
Roga08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AMavoid
Udvega09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMavoid
Cara10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PMneutral
Lābha12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMgood
Amṛta13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMgood
Kāla14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Śubha15:403:40 PM–16:534:53 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PMgood
Cara18:406:40 PM–20:278:27 PMneutral
Roga20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMavoid
Kāla22:1410:14 PM–24:0112:01+1 AMavoid
Lābha24:0112:01+1 AM–25:481:48+1 AMgood
Udvega25:481:48+1 AM–27:353:35+1 AMavoid
Śubha27:353:35+1 AM–29:225:22+1 AMgood
Amṛta29:225:22+1 AM–31:107:10+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

07:097:09 AM to 31:107:10+1 AM

07:097:09 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:107:10+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 26:042:04+1 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Phalgunīuntil 24:4312:43+1 AM
Uttara Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Prītiuntil 19:067:06 PM
Āyuṣmānpast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 14:202:20 PM
Bavauntil 26:042:04+1 AM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:4211:42 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25+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. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:272:27 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  5. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. ĀyuṣmānYoga: Prīti ends.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. Uttara PhalgunīNakṣatra: Pūrva Phalgunī ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī26:04 02:042:04 AM FriAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Phalgunī24:43 00:4312:43 AM FriUttara Phalgunī
YogaPrīti19:067:06 PMĀyuṣmān
KaraṇaViṣṭi14:202:20 PMBava
VāraGuruvāra31:10 07:107:10 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2065
Śaka
1930
Kali
5109
Ahargaṇa
1 866 353
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
23:3111:31 PM
Moonset
11:1811:18 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:155:15 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:155:15 AM06:126:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:069:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:097:09 AM08:228:22 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra08:498:49 AM10:2510:25 AMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:069:06 AM11:0311:03 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:2410:24 AM11:0311:03 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4211:42 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:141:14 PM14:272:27 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:172:17 PM14:562:56 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening14:562:56 PM16:534:53 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk16:534:53 PM18:476:47 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:534:53 PM17:225:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:196:19 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra18:226:22 PM19:577:57 PMsixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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