Monday 16 October 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 08:488:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1611:16 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:217:21 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1611:16 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 45° above S. Day length 11 h 16 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
07:217:21 AM to 31:227:22+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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 11:1611:16 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | past sunrise | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śiva | 21:519:51 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:1611:16 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:22 07:227:22 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:395:39 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:395:39 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:046:04 AM | 07:217:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:217:21 AM | 09:369:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:458:45 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:369:36 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:211:21 PM | 14:062:06 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:062:06 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:232:23 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:397:39 PM | 21:269:26 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35+1 AM | 25:231:23+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:226:22+1 AM | 32:098:09+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |