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Sunday 3 December 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Saptamī

Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 20:318:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5510:55 PM.

Observed here on this day

Mitra Saptamī

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

At sunrise

08:098:09 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

09:469:46 AM

Gara gives way to Vaṇija.

Noon

13:031:03 PM

The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 48 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:031:03 PM
At noon, 13:031:03 PM, the Sun is in Jyeṣṭhā and the Moon 80° ahead of it, in Śatabhiṣā, 41% 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 muhūrta06:156:15 AM–07:127:12 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:436:43 AM–08:098:09 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:4312:43 PM–13:221:22 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:412:41 PM–15:203:20 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:575:57 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:575:57 PM–19:227:22 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla31:027:02+1 AM–32:488:48+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa13:031:03 PM–14:162:16 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika15:303:30 PM–16:434:43 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta16:384:38 PM–17:185:18 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla16:434:43 PM–17:575:57 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya20:258:25 PM–22:1110:11 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

Udvega08:098:09 AM–09:229:22 AMavoid
Cara09:229:22 AM–10:3610:36 AMneutral
Lābha10:3610:36 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Amṛta11:4911:49 AM–13:031:03 PMgood
Kāla13:031:03 PM–14:162:16 PMavoid
Śubha14:162:16 PM–15:303:30 PMgood
Roga15:303:30 PM–16:434:43 PMavoid
Udvega16:434:43 PM–17:575:57 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Śubha17:575:57 PM–19:437:43 PMgood
Amṛta19:437:43 PM–21:309:30 PMgood
Cara21:309:30 PM–23:1711:17 PMneutral
Roga23:1711:17 PM–25:031:03+1 AMavoid
Kāla25:031:03+1 AM–26:502:50+1 AMavoid
Lābha26:502:50+1 AM–28:364:36+1 AMgood
Udvega28:364:36+1 AM–30:236:23+1 AMavoid
Śubha30:236:23+1 AM–32:108:10+1 AMgood

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:098:09 AM to 32:108:10+1 AM

08:098:09 AM sunrise17:575:57 PM sunsetsunrise 32:108:10+1 AM
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 22:5510:55 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 12:2712:27 PM
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Vyāghātauntil 11:0011:00 AM
Harṣaṇapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 09:469:46 AM
Vaṇijauntil 22:5510:55 PM
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 12:4312:43 PM–13:221:22 PM
Rāhu kāla 16:434:43 PM–17:575:57 PM
Pradoṣa 17:575:57 PM–19:507:50 PM
Niśītha 24:3912:39+1 AM–25:271:27+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. Ravivāra begins.
  2. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  3. HarṣaṇaYoga: Vyāghāta ends.
  4. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:221:22 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 17:575:57 PM. Eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 9 h 48 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:507:50 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  10. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:271:27+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseSomavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī22:5510:55 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā12:2712:27 PMŚatabhiṣā
YogaVyāghāta11:0011:00 AMHarṣaṇa
KaraṇaGara09:469:46 AMVaṇija
VāraRavivāra32:10 08:108:10 AM MonSomavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2057
Śaka
1922
Kali
5101
Ahargaṇa
1 863 416
Day length
9 h 48 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Kumbha
Moonrise
13:281:28 PM
Moonset
24:2012:20+1 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:156:15 AM08:098:09 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:156:15 AM07:127:12 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:436:43 AM08:098:09 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:098:09 AM10:0610:06 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon10:0610:06 AM12:0412:04 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:3912:39 PM13:271:27 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:4312:43 PM13:221:22 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day13:031:03 PM14:162:16 PMeighth no. 5 on Ravivāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:022:02 PM15:593:59 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:412:41 PM15:203:20 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day15:303:30 PM16:434:43 PMeighth no. 7 on Ravivāra
Sāyāhnaevening15:593:59 PM17:575:57 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta16:384:38 PM17:185:18 PM14th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day16:434:43 PM17:575:57 PMeighth no. 8 on Ravivāra
Pradoṣadusk17:575:57 PM19:507:50 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:575:57 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:575:57 PM19:227:22 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra20:258:25 PM22:1110:11 PMsixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:3912:39+1 AM25:271:27+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra31:027:02+1 AM32:488:48+1 AMsixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra
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