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January 1997 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseMārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa to Pauṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 15 January 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Pauṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 18:046:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:344:34 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mattu Pongal

Kept the day after Pongal. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

08:258:25 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

16:154:15 PM

Śiva gives way to Siddha.

Noon

13:221:22 PM

The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 55 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:221:22 PM
At noon, 13:221:22 PM, the Sun is in Uttarāṣāḍhā and the Moon 82° ahead of it, in Revatī, 43% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 82° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:326:32 AM–07:287:28 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā07:007:00 AM–08:258:25 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya15:023:02 PM–15:413:41 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:206:20 PM–18:486:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:206:20 PM–19:457:45 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla22:1810:18 PM–23:5111:51 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya12:5812:58 PM–14:312:31 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta13:031:03 PM–13:421:42 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:231:23 PM–14:372:37 PMRāhu’s part of the day

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

Lābha08:258:25 AM–09:399:39 AMgood
Amṛta09:399:39 AM–10:5410:54 AMgood
Kāla10:5410:54 AM–12:0812:08 PMavoid
Śubha12:0812:08 PM–13:231:23 PMgood
Roga13:231:23 PM–14:372:37 PMavoid
Udvega14:372:37 PM–15:513:51 PMavoid
Cara15:513:51 PM–17:065:06 PMneutral
Lābha17:065:06 PM–18:206:20 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega18:206:20 PM–20:068:06 PMavoid
Śubha20:068:06 PM–21:519:51 PMgood
Amṛta21:519:51 PM–23:3711:37 PMgood
Cara23:3711:37 PM–25:221:22 AM+1neutral
Roga25:221:22 AM+1–27:083:08 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:083:08 AM+1–28:534:53 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:534:53 AM+1–30:396:39 AM+1good
Udvega30:396:39 AM+1–32:248:24 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:258:25 AM to 32:248:24 AM+1

08:258:25 AM sunrise18:206:20 PM sunsetsunrise 32:248:24 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 16:344:34 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Revatīuntil 24:3812:38 AM+1
Aśvinīpast sunrise
Yoga
Śivauntil 16:154:15 PM
Siddhapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 16:344:34 PM
Viṣṭiuntil 28:024:02 AM+1
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:231:23 PM–14:372:37 PM
Pradoṣa 18:206:20 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:5812:58 AM+1–25:461:46 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. Budhavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:372:37 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  3. SiddhaYoga: Śiva ends.
  4. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  5. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 55 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AśvinīNakṣatra: Revatī ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:461:46 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī16:344:34 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraRevatī24:38 00:3812:38 AM ThuAśvinī
YogaŚiva16:154:15 PMSiddha
KaraṇaVaṇija16:344:34 PMViṣṭi
VāraBudhavāra32:24 08:248:24 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Pauṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 998
Day length
9 h 55 m
Sun in
Makara
Moon in
Mīna
Moonrise
12:2512:25 PM
Moonset
25:251:25 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:326:32 AM08:258:25 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:326:32 AM07:287:28 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight07:007:00 AM08:258:25 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:258:25 AM10:2410:24 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:399:39 AM10:5410:54 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:2410:24 AM12:2312:23 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day12:0812:08 PM13:231:23 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra12:5812:58 PM14:312:31 PMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Madhyāhnamidday12:5912:59 PM13:471:47 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:031:03 PM13:421:42 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:231:23 PM14:372:37 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:222:22 PM16:214:21 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:023:02 PM15:413:41 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:214:21 PM18:206:20 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:206:20 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:206:20 PM18:486:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:206:20 PM19:457:45 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra22:1810:18 PM23:5111:51 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:5812:58 AM+125:461:46 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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