Tuesday 27 August 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 03:053:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:364:36 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5112:51 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 45 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 28:36 04:364:36 AM Wed | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 12:5112:51 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 18:506:50 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:463:46 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:415:41 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:427:42 AM | 09:259:25 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:462:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:224:22 PM | 17:575:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:337:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:337:33 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:337:33 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:337:33 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:012:01 AM+1 | 27:473:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |