Friday 16 February 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 06:466:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:238:23 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 106 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:257:25 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 h 44 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
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07:107:10 AM to 31:097:09 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 | 08:238:23 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 07:257:25 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 13:451:45 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:238:23 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:245:24 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:515:51 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:199:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:318:31 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:199:19 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:199:19 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:202:20 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:143:14 PM | 16:344:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 17:555:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:555:55 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:555:55 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:555:55 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:088:08 PM | 21:509:50 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:196:19 AM+1 | 32:018:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |