Tuesday 17 February 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 21:529:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0510:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 109 of 109 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0310:03 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 22 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:426:42+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 | Śukla Saptamī | 22:0510:05 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 18:206:20 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 21:579:57 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:0310:03 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:42 06:426:42 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:488:48 AM | 09:299:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:211:21 PM | 15:013:01 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:302:30 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:065:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:065:06 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:065:06 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:065:06 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3210:32 PM | 23:2711:27 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:266:26+1 AM | 32:038:03+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |