Tuesday 15 January 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 21:139:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:407:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara after the sunset before this day. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:298:29 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:291:29 PM
The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 30 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15+1 AM
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 | 19:407:40 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 28:56 04:564:56 AM Wed | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 22:0210:02 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:298:29 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:089:08 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:001:00 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:051:05 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:562:56 PM | 17:505:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:543:54 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:065:06 PM | 18:556:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:275:27 PM | 18:596:59 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:505:50 PM | 20:448:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:448:44 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:448:44 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:448:44 PM | 21:419:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 25:111:11+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:061:06+1 AM | 25:541:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:392:39+1 AM | 28:104:10+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |