Tuesday 5 September 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 10:1910:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:3411:34 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:476:47 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:527:52 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
13:121:12 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 48 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
06:476:47 AM to 30:486:48+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 | Śukla Saptamī | 11:3411:34 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 18:466:46 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 07:527:52 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:3411:34 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:185:18 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:476:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:476:47 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:297:29 AM | 09:139:13 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:111:11 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:234:23 PM | 17:595:59 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:357:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:357:35 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:357:35 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:357:35 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 24:4912:49+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48+1 AM | 25:361:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5812:58+1 AM | 26:452:45+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |