Tuesday 4 October 2072 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 23:3411:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:5910:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2111:21 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 37 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28 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 | 22:5910:59 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 14:332:33 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Wed | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:2111:21 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:468:46 AM | 09:339:33 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:219:21 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5110:51 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:244:24 AM+1 | 29:595:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |