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May 1998 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseVaiśākha Śukla to Jyeṣṭha ŚuklaThe month ›

Saturday 2 May 1998 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Vaiśākha Śukla Saptamī

Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 05:245:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:385:38 AM+1.

Observed here on this day

Gaṅgotpatti · Ganga Saptami

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

At sunrise

06:196:19 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

12:3312:33 PM

Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.

Noon

13:101:10 PM

The Sun 69° above S. Day length 13 h 42 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:101:10 PM
At noon, 13:101:10 PM, the Sun is in Bharaṇī and the Moon 76° ahead of it, in Puṣya, 38% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 76° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:574:57 AM–05:385:38 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:175:17 AM–06:196:19 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla10:0710:07 AM–11:4411:44 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:381:38 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya15:273:27 PM–16:224:22 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli20:018:01 PM–20:228:22 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā20:018:01 PM–21:039:03 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Gulika06:196:19 AM–08:028:02 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta06:196:19 AM–07:147:14 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Durmuhūrta07:147:14 AM–08:098:09 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla09:459:45 AM–11:2811:28 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa14:532:53 PM–16:364:36 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:558:55 PM–22:3610:36 PMa 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

Kāla06:196:19 AM–08:028:02 AMavoid
Śubha08:028:02 AM–09:459:45 AMgood
Roga09:459:45 AM–11:2811:28 AMavoid
Udvega11:2811:28 AM–13:101:10 PMavoid
Cara13:101:10 PM–14:532:53 PMneutral
Lābha14:532:53 PM–16:364:36 PMgood
Amṛta16:364:36 PM–18:196:19 PMgood
Kāla18:196:19 PM–20:018:01 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Lābha20:018:01 PM–21:189:18 PMgood
Udvega21:189:18 PM–22:3610:36 PMavoid
Śubha22:3610:36 PM–23:5311:53 PMgood
Amṛta23:5311:53 PM–25:101:10 AM+1good
Cara25:101:10 AM+1–26:272:27 AM+1neutral
Roga26:272:27 AM+1–27:443:44 AM+1avoid
Kāla27:443:44 AM+1–29:015:01 AM+1avoid
Lābha29:015:01 AM+1–30:186:18 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:196:19 AM to 30:186:18 AM+1

06:196:19 AM sunrise20:018:01 PM sunsetsunrise 30:186:18 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 29:385:38 AM+1
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 12:3312:33 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Śūlauntil 28:044:04 AM+1
Gaṇḍapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 17:255:25 PM
Vaṇijauntil 29:385:38 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 09:459:45 AM–11:2811:28 AM
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:381:38 PM
Pradoṣa 20:018:01 PM–21:249:24 PM
Niśītha 24:4612:46 AM+1–25:341:34 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. Śanivāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 11:2811:28 AM. Eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra.
  3. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 13:381:38 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 42 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 21:249:24 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. NiśīthaUntil 25:341:34 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  9. GaṇḍaYoga: Śūla ends.
  10. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseRavivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī29:38 05:385:38 AM SunAṣṭamī
NakṣatraPunarvasu12:3312:33 PMPuṣya
YogaŚūla28:04 04:044:04 AM SunGaṇḍa
KaraṇaGara17:255:25 PMVaṇija
VāraŚanivāra30:18 06:186:18 AM SunRavivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Vaiśākha
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2055
Śaka
1920
Kali
5099
Ahargaṇa
1 862 470
Day length
13 h 42 m
Sun in
Meṣa
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
11:3411:34 AM
Moonset
25:431:43 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:574:57 AM06:196:19 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:574:57 AM05:385:38 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:175:17 AM06:196:19 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:196:19 AM09:049:04 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day06:196:19 AM08:028:02 AMeighth no. 1 on Śanivāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta06:196:19 AM07:147:14 AM1st of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta07:147:14 AM08:098:09 AM2nd of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon09:049:04 AM11:4811:48 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day09:459:45 AM11:2811:28 AMeighth no. 3 on Śanivāra
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra10:0710:07 AM11:4411:44 AMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:381:38 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4612:46 PM13:341:34 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:332:33 PM17:175:17 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day14:532:53 PM16:364:36 PMeighth no. 6 on Śanivāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:273:27 PM16:224:22 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:175:17 PM20:018:01 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk20:018:01 PM21:249:24 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset20:018:01 PM20:228:22 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight20:018:01 PM21:039:03 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:558:55 PM22:3610:36 PMsixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4612:46 AM+125:341:34 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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