Friday 16 October 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 23:1511:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:019:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 45 of 45 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:287:28 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0610:06 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 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
07:287:28 AM to 31:297:29 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 | 21:019:01 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 26:29 02:292:29 AM Sat | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 16:274:27 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:0610:06 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:29 07:297:29 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:465:46 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:465:46 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:287:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:287:28 AM | 09:429:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:429:42 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:429:42 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:282:28 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:261:26 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:562:56 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:523:52 PM | 17:165:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:567:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:599:59 PM | 23:2911:29 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |