Tuesday 10 December 2002 · Queens, New York, United States
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 20:238:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:519:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:097:09 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:388:38 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
07:097:09 AM to 31:097:09 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 21:519:51 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 23:5111:51 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 08:388:38 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:029:02 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 07:097:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:097:09 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:009:00 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:211:21 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:082:08 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:362:36 PM | 16:284:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:034:03 PM | 17:475:47 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:284:28 PM | 18:256:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:284:28 PM | 16:574:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:284:28 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2010:20 PM | 23:1911:19 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:566:56 AM+1 | 32:428:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |