Tuesday 16 August 1949 · Lüliang, Shanxi, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 15:413:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:006:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:006:00 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 36 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 18:006:00 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 23:1511:15 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:4810:48 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:006:00 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:107:10 AM | 08:588:58 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:358:35 AM | 09:299:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:212:21 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:552:55 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:034:03 PM | 17:455:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:444:44 PM | 19:277:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:545:54 PM | 19:417:41 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:277:27 PM | 20:518:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:277:27 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:277:27 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:041:04 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |