Tuesday 31 August 1976 · Luanda, Angola
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 19:407:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:325:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:206:20 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 73° above N. Day length 11 h 56 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:096:09 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 | 17:325:32 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 08:088:08 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 06:206:20 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:346:34 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:338:33 AM | 09:209:20 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:281:28 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:063:06 PM | 16:364:36 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:049:04 PM | 22:3510:35 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |