Tuesday 20 September 2011 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 07:287:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:059:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:059:05 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 16 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
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06:126:12 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 | 09:059:05 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 28:13 04:134:13 AM Wed | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:054:05 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:059:05 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:308:30 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:398:39 AM | 09:289:28 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:341:34 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:243:24 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:476:47 PM | 20:308:30 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |