Tuesday 28 March 1939 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 10:3310:33 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:089:08 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:467:46 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 09:089:08 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 07:467:46 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 13:021:02 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:089:08 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:228:22 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:414:41 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:463:46 PM | 17:185:18 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:079:07 PM | 22:3810:38 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5310:53 PM | 23:3911:39 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |