Thursday 14 December 1961 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 19:077:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:045:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:297:29 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1612:16 PM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 28° above S. Day length 9 h 28 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
07:297:29 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 | 17:045:04 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 12:1612:16 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 14:272:27 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:045:04 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:29 07:297:29 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:297:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:016:01 AM | 07:297:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:297:29 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 08:408:40 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3810:38 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:252:25 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:206:20 PM | 19:517:51 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:263:26 AM+1 | 28:564:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |