Monday 26 January 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 02:572:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:221:22+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 113 of 113 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:427:42 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1511:15 AM
Siddha gives way to Sādhya.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 56 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
07:427:42 AM to 31:417:41+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 | 25:22 01:221:22 AM Tue | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 14:172:17 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 11:1511:15 AM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 14:052:05 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:41 07:417:41 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:495:49 AM | 07:427:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:495:49 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:176:17 AM | 07:427:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:427:42 AM | 09:419:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:419:41 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0112:01 PM | 13:321:32 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:541:54 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:582:58 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 17:375:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:375:37 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:375:37 PM | 18:056:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:375:37 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:406:40+1 AM | 32:138:13+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |