Tuesday 14 September 2010 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 01:571:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:401:40 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:421:42 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 31 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:076:07 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 | 25:40 01:401:40 AM Wed | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 16:114:11 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 14:552:55 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 13:421:42 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:378:37 AM | 09:279:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:561:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:303:30 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0010:00 PM | 23:3911:39 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |