Tuesday 13 May 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 03:393:39 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:445:44 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2512:25 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 03 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:076:07 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 | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Wed | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 16:214:21 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 12:2512:25 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 16:384:38 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:578:57 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:199:19 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:404:40 PM | 18:266:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:225:22 PM | 20:118:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:118:11 PM | 21:319:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:118:11 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:118:11 PM | 21:119:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |