Friday 15 May 1959 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 15:483:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:124:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:075:07 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:124:12 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 15 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
05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06 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 | 16:124:12 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 26:24 02:242:24 AM Sat | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 19:107:10 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:124:12 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:284:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:546:54 AM | 08:418:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:587:58 AM | 08:558:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2810:28 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:502:50 PM | 16:294:29 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:493:49 PM | 17:355:35 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:227:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:227:22 PM | 20:408:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:227:22 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:227:22 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 26:242:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |