Monday 29 August 1960 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 17:485:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:174:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3010:30 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52+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 | 16:174:17 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 10:3010:30 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 11:5711:57 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:174:17 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:307:30 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:453:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:192:19 PM | 15:513:51 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:323:32 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2911:29 PM | 25:011:01+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |