Monday 23 April 2007 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 02:542:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:292:29 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4810:48 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 30 m.
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
Night sunset to sunrise
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Śukla Saptamī | 26:29 02:292:29 AM Tue | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 26:36 02:362:36 AM Tue | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 10:4810:48 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 14:352:35 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 08:548:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:393:39 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:292:29 PM | 16:064:06 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:263:26 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 19:027:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:027:02 PM | 20:268:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:027:02 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:027:02 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 25:481:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |