Saturday 23 April 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 16:454:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:286:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:385:38 PM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
13:161:16 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 31 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 18:286:28 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 17:385:38 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 24:19 00:1912:19 AM Sun | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 18:286:28 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 08:138:13 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:316:31 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:198:19 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:205:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:013:01 PM | 16:464:46 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:205:20 PM | 20:028:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:028:02 PM | 21:269:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:028:02 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:028:02 PM | 21:059:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 25:401:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:342:34 AM+1 | 28:214:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |