Tuesday 23 March 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 08:358:35 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:397:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:397:39 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 10 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
07:117:11 AM to 31:107:10+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 | 07:397:39 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 15:263:26 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 28:37 04:374:37 AM Wed | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:397:39 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:365:36 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:365:36 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:006:00 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:379:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:379:37 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:379:37 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:161:16 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:194:19 PM | 17:505:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:568:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3211:32 PM | 25:041:04+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51+1 AM | 25:391:39+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:554:55+1 AM | 30:286:28+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |