Tuesday 15 March 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 15:283:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:421:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4910:49 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 55 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:376:37+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 | 13:421:42 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 10:4910:49 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 14:492:49 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:421:42 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:467:46 AM | 09:179:17 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:499:49 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:001:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:353:35 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:174:17 PM | 17:515:51 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11+1 AM | 24:5912:59+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:401:40+1 AM | 27:143:14+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |