Tuesday 23 September 1997 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 10:0910:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:349:34 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
07:027:02 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:349:34 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 07 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
07:027:02 AM to 31:027:02 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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 09:349:34 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 21:289:28 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 27:09 03:093:09 AM Wed | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:349:34 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:275:27 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:275:27 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:505:50 AM | 07:027:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:027:02 AM | 09:279:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:279:27 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:279:27 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0310:03 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:072:07 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:051:05 PM | 14:362:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 16:434:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:063:06 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:074:07 PM | 17:385:38 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:434:43 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:448:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:208:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:186:18 AM+1 | 31:597:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |