Tuesday 17 August 1976 · Daegu, South Korea
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 17:275:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:008:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:456:45 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 27 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:465:46+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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 20:008:00 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 23:0911:09 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 20:498:49 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:456:45 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:546:54 AM | 08:428:42 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:278:27 AM | 09:219:21 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:102:10 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:442:44 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:513:51 PM | 17:325:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 19:137:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:445:44 PM | 19:327:32 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:137:13 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:137:13 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:137:13 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |