Saturday 11 September 1971 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 16:414:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:592:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 91 of 91 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:592:59 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 39 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 14:592:59 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 23:3711:37 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 26:45 02:452:45 AM Sun | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:592:59 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:555:55 AM | 07:307:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:555:55 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:466:46 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:253:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:523:52 PM | 17:255:25 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:346:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:346:34 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:346:34 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:346:34 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:318:31 PM | 22:0410:04 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:135:13 AM+1 | 30:496:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |