Monday 22 September 1997 · Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 22:0910:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:349:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:598:59 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36 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 | 21:349:34 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 08:598:59 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 16:124:12 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:469:46 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:521:52 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:402:40 PM | 15:283:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:422:42 PM | 16:204:20 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:283:28 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 26:072:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |