Tuesday 22 August 2000 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 16:384:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:343:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
04:474:47 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1910:19 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 51 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
04:474:47 AM to 28:484:48 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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 15:343:34 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 10:1910:19 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 23:1611:16 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:343:34 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:48 04:484:48 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:263:26 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:263:26 AM | 04:074:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:463:46 AM | 04:474:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:474:47 AM | 07:337:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 05:345:34 AM | 07:097:09 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:337:33 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:337:33 AM | 08:298:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:158:15 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4211:42 AM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:544:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:589:58 PM | 23:3111:31 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4210:42 PM | 23:2311:23 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |