Monday 16 November 2026 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 04:324:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:506:50 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:527:52 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:469:46 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 12 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
07:527:52 AM to 31:537:53 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 | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Tue | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 28:47 04:474:47 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 09:469:46 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 17:445:44 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:53 07:537:53 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:016:01 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:016:01 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:296:29 AM | 07:527:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:527:52 AM | 09:549:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:549:54 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 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 | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:181:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:181:18 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:203:20 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:105:10 PM | 18:586:58 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |