Tuesday 4 October 1977 · Luanda, Angola
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 18:466:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:139:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:018:01 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 86° above N. Day length 12 h 12 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 29:505:50 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 | 21:139:13 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 10:3510:35 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 21:279:27 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:018:01 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:50 05:505:50 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 | 04:394:39 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:168:16 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:538:53 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:592:59 PM | 16:304:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:587:58 PM | 21:459:45 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4510:45 PM | 23:3211:32 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:132:13 AM+1 | 28:014:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |