Monday 6 May 1957 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 01:411:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3611:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:194:19 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:059:05 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 35 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
04:194:19 AM to 28:184:18 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 | 23:3611:36 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 23:4611:46 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 09:059:05 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:4012:40 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:18 04:184:18 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:043:04 AM | 04:194:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:043:04 AM | 03:423:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:233:23 AM | 04:194:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:194:19 AM | 07:147:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:096:09 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:147:14 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:398:39 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:013:01 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:556:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:435:43 PM | 19:147:14 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:556:55 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:556:55 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:556:55 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |