Monday 11 April 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 08:258:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:228:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:596:59 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 13 h 04 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 08:228:22 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 06:596:59 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 12:3312:33 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:228:22 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:357:35 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5010:50 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:471:47 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:062:06 PM | 15:443:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:313:31 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:586:58 PM | 20:338:33 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:334:33 AM+1 | 30:096:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |