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Tuesday 20 November 2012 · Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Kārtika Śukla Saptamī

Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 12:0112:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5010:50 AM.

Observed here on this day

Gopāṣṭamī

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

At sunrise

06:366:36 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:5010:50 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:4811:48 AM

The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 23 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonYangzhou11:4811:48 AM
At noon, 11:4811:48 AM, the Sun is in Anurādhā and the Moon 84° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 45% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 84° falls in Śukla Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:474:47 AM–05:425:42 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:155:15 AM–06:366:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2711:27 AM–12:0912:09 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:321:32 PM–14:132:13 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla15:503:50 PM–17:265:26 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli16:594:59 PM–17:265:26 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā16:594:59 PM–18:216:21 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Durmuhūrta08:418:41 AM–09:229:22 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa09:129:12 AM–10:3010:30 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:4811:48 AM–13:061:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Rāhu kāla14:232:23 PM–15:413:41 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta22:2610:26 PM–23:2111:21 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

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

Roga06:366:36 AM–07:547:54 AMavoid
Udvega07:547:54 AM–09:129:12 AMavoid
Cara09:129:12 AM–10:3010:30 AMneutral
Lābha10:3010:30 AM–11:4811:48 AMgood
Amṛta11:4811:48 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Kāla13:061:06 PM–14:232:23 PMavoid
Śubha14:232:23 PM–15:413:41 PMgood
Roga15:413:41 PM–16:594:59 PMavoid

Night sunset to sunrise

Kāla16:594:59 PM–18:416:41 PMavoid
Lābha18:416:41 PM–20:248:24 PMgood
Udvega20:248:24 PM–22:0610:06 PMavoid
Śubha22:0610:06 PM–23:4811:48 PMgood
Amṛta23:4811:48 PM–25:301:30 AM+1good
Cara25:301:30 AM+1–27:133:13 AM+1neutral
Roga27:133:13 AM+1–28:554:55 AM+1avoid
Kāla28:554:55 AM+1–30:376:37 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 AM+1

06:366:36 AM sunrise16:594:59 PM sunsetsunrise 30:376:37 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 10:5010:50 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 26:122:12 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 23:4411:44 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Vaṇijauntil 10:5010:50 AM
Viṣṭiuntil 22:3110:31 PM
Bavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2711:27 AM–12:0912:09 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:232:23 PM–15:413:41 PM
Pradoṣa 16:594:59 PM–18:486:48 PM
Niśītha 23:2411:24 PM–24:1212:12 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. Maṅgalavāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:0912:09 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:413:41 PM. Eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra.
  6. SunsetDay length 10 h 23 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 18:486:48 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 24:1212:12 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseBudhavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Saptamī10:5010:50 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā26:12 02:122:12 AM WedŚatabhiṣā
YogaDhruva23:4411:44 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaVaṇija10:5010:50 AMViṣṭi
VāraMaṅgalavāra30:37 06:376:37 AM WedBudhavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Kārtika
Month, pūrṇimānta
Kārtika
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2069
Śaka
1934
Kali
5113
Ahargaṇa
1 867 786
Day length
10 h 23 m
Sun in
Vṛścika
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
12:0312:03 PM
Moonset
23:4111:41 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:474:47 AM06:366:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:474:47 AM05:425:42 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:155:15 AM06:366:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:366:36 AM08:418:41 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Saṅgavaforenoon08:418:41 AM10:4510:45 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta08:418:41 AM09:229:22 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day09:129:12 AM10:3010:30 AMeighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2411:24 AM12:1212:12 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:0912:09 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:4811:48 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5012:50 PM14:552:55 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:321:32 PM14:132:13 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:232:23 PM15:413:41 PMeighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra
Sāyāhnaevening14:552:55 PM16:594:59 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra15:503:50 PM17:265:26 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk16:594:59 PM18:486:48 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset16:594:59 PM17:265:26 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight16:594:59 PM18:216:21 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta22:2610:26 PM23:2111:21 PM7th of 15 night muhūrtas
Niśīthamidnight23:2411:24 PM24:1212:12 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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