Tuesday 10 May 2011 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 18:266:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:195:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:575:57 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 14 h 07 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:115:11 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 | 17:195:19 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 12:3412:34 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 15:003:00 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 05:575:57 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:146:14 AM | 07:497:49 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:018:01 AM | 08:578:57 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 14:012:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:473:47 PM | 17:325:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 19:187:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:187:18 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:187:18 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:187:18 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1511:15 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 26:292:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |