Tuesday 10 May 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 18:266:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:195:19 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3412:34 PM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 13 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
06:286:28 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 17:195:19 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 12:3412:34 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 15:003:00 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:195:19 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:254:25 PM | 18:046:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 26:292:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |