Tuesday 31 March 1959 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 09:509:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:537:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:537:53 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:136:13 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 | 07:537:53 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 13:151:15 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 13:351:35 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:537:53 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:087:08 AM | 08:408:40 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:458:45 AM | 09:369:36 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:239:23 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:151:15 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:403:40 PM | 17:145:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:208:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3710:37 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |