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Friday 18 December 2015 · Tehran, Iran

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 09:199:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:397:39 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

07:397:39 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

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 86° ahead of it, in Pūrva Bhādrapadā, 47% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 86° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:145:14 AM–06:116:11 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:435:43 AM–07:097:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla12:5312:53 PM–14:252:25 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya13:381:38 PM–14:172:17 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli16:534:53 PM–17:215:21 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:534:53 PM–18:186:18 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:059:05 AM–09:449:44 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:2012:20 PM–12:5912:59 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya29:365:36 AM+1–31:077:07 AM+1a 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

Cara07:097:09 AM–08:228:22 AMneutral
Lābha08:228:22 AM–09:359:35 AMgood
Amṛta09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Kāla10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PMavoid
Śubha12:0112:01 PM–13:141:14 PMgood
Roga13:141:14 PM–14:272:27 PMavoid
Udvega14:272:27 PM–15:403:40 PMavoid
Cara15:403:40 PM–16:534:53 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga16:534:53 PM–18:406:40 PMavoid
Kāla18:406:40 PM–20:278:27 PMavoid
Lābha20:278:27 PM–22:1410:14 PMgood
Udvega22:1410:14 PM–24:0112:01 AM+1avoid
Śubha24:0112:01 AM+1–25:481:48 AM+1good
Amṛta25:481:48 AM+1–27:353:35 AM+1good
Cara27:353:35 AM+1–29:225:22 AM+1neutral
Roga29:225:22 AM+1–31:097:09 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

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

07:097:09 AM sunrise16:534:53 PM sunsetsunrise 31:097:09 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 07:397:39 AM
Aṣṭamīuntil 29:475:47 AM+1
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Pūrva Bhādrapadāuntil 20:318:31 PM
Uttara Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Siddhiuntil 16:454:45 PM
Vyatīpātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 07:397:39 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 18:446:44 PM
Bavauntil 29:475:47 AM+1
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 10:4810:48 AM–12:0112:01 PM
Abhijit 11:4111:41 AM–12:2012:20 PM
Pradoṣa 16:534:53 PM–18:476:47 PM
Niśītha 23:3711:37 PM–24:2512:25 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. Śukravāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 12:0112:01 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:2012:20 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. VyatīpātaYoga: Siddhi ends.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 44 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 18:476:47 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  10. Uttara BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Pūrva Bhādrapadā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 24:2512:25 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  13. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  14. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī07:397:39 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPūrva Bhādrapadā20:318:31 PMUttara Bhādrapadā
YogaSiddhi16:454:45 PMVyatīpāta
KaraṇaVaṇija07:397:39 AMViṣṭi
VāraŚukravāra31:09 07:097:09 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 909
Day length
9 h 44 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
11:5911:59 AM
Moonset
24:1112:11 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:145:14 AM07:097:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:145:14 AM06:116:11 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:435:43 AM07:097:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning07:097:09 AM09:059:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:228:22 AM09:359:35 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:059:05 AM11:0211:02 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:059:05 AM09:449:44 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day10:4810:48 AM12:0112:01 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:3711:37 AM12:2512:25 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:4111:41 AM12:2012:20 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:2012:20 PM12:5912:59 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra12:5312:53 PM14:252:25 PMsixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5912:59 PM14:562:56 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:381:38 PM14:172:17 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:272:27 PM15:403:40 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
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 PM17:215:21 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:534:53 PM18:186:18 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:3711:37 PM24:2512:25 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra29:365:36 AM+131:077:07 AM+1sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
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