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December 1999 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Wednesday 15 December 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 20:058:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:478:47 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

08:188:18 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:328:32 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:081:08 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 40 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:081:08 PM
At noon, 13:081:08 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 80° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 42% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 80° falls in Śukla Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:236:23 AM–07:207:20 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:526:52 AM–08:188:18 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya14:442:44 PM–15:233:23 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:585:58 PM–18:276:27 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:585:58 PM–19:247:24 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla31:107:10 AM+1–32:498:49 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa09:309:30 AM–10:4310:43 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:5511:55 AM–13:081:08 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4812:48 PM–13:271:27 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:081:08 PM–14:202:20 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya21:189:18 PM–22:5710:57 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

Lābha08:188:18 AM–09:309:30 AMgood
Amṛta09:309:30 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Kāla10:4310:43 AM–11:5511:55 AMavoid
Śubha11:5511:55 AM–13:081:08 PMgood
Roga13:081:08 PM–14:202:20 PMavoid
Udvega14:202:20 PM–15:333:33 PMavoid
Cara15:333:33 PM–16:454:45 PMneutral
Lābha16:454:45 PM–17:585:58 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:585:58 PM–19:457:45 PMavoid
Śubha19:457:45 PM–21:339:33 PMgood
Amṛta21:339:33 PM–23:2111:21 PMgood
Cara23:2111:21 PM–25:081:08 AM+1neutral
Roga25:081:08 AM+1–26:562:56 AM+1avoid
Kāla26:562:56 AM+1–28:434:43 AM+1avoid
Lābha28:434:43 AM+1–30:316:31 AM+1good
Udvega30:316:31 AM+1–32:188:18 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:188:18 AM to 32:188:18 AM+1

08:188:18 AM sunrise17:585:58 PM sunsetsunrise 32:188:18 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 20:478:47 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Śatabhiṣāuntil 14:432:43 PM
Pūrva Bhādrapadāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vajrauntil 16:294:29 PM
Siddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 08:328:32 AM
Vaṇijauntil 20:478:47 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:081:08 PM–14:202:20 PM
Pradoṣa 17:585:58 PM–19:537:53 PM
Niśītha 24:4412:44 AM+1–25:321:32 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. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:202:20 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  4. Pūrva BhādrapadāNakṣatra: Śatabhiṣā ends.
  5. SiddhiYoga: Vajra ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 9 h 40 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:537:53 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:321:32 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī20:478:47 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraŚatabhiṣā14:432:43 PMPūrva Bhādrapadā
YogaVajra16:294:29 PMSiddhi
KaraṇaGara08:328:32 AMVaṇija
VāraBudhavāra32:18 08:188:18 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 062
Day length
9 h 40 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:131:13 PM
Moonset
24:3812:38 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:236:23 AM08:188:18 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:236:23 AM07:207:20 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:526:52 AM08:188:18 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:188:18 AM10:1410:14 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:309:30 AM10:4310:43 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1410:14 AM12:1012:10 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:5511:55 AM13:081:08 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4412:44 PM13:321:32 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4812:48 PM13:271:27 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:081:08 PM14:202:20 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:062:06 PM16:024:02 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:442:44 PM15:233:23 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:024:02 PM17:585:58 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk17:585:58 PM19:537:53 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:585:58 PM18:276:27 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:585:58 PM19:247:24 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra21:189:18 PM22:5710:57 PMsixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4412:44 AM+125:321:32 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra31:107:10 AM+132:498:49 AM+1sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra
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