Tuesday 24 November 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 16:474:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:267:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:086:08 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 73° above N. Day length 14 h 24 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:545:54+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 | 19:267:26 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 28:28 04:284:28 AM Wed | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 18:436:43 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:086:08 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:585:58 AM | 07:467:46 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:488:48 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:1911:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:434:43 PM | 18:316:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:464:46 PM | 18:346:34 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:265:26 PM | 20:198:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:198:19 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:198:19 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:198:19 PM | 21:179:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 25:311:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |