Tuesday 20 September 1966 · Erbil, Iraq
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 05:465:46 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:205:20 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:128:12 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 15 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:515:51 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 | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Wed | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 08:128:12 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 19:187:18 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 17:275:27 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:178:17 AM | 09:069:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5711:57 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:531:53 PM | 15:303:30 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4710:47 PM | 23:3411:34 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3711:37 PM | 25:141:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |