Thursday 21 July 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 20:298:29 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:2810:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:547:54 AM
Śiva gives way to Siddha.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 h 29 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 22:2810:28 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 10:3910:39 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 07:547:54 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:339:33 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:106:10 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5910:59 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:512:51 PM | 17:455:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:493:49 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:474:47 PM | 17:455:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:455:45 PM | 20:398:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:257:25 PM | 21:109:10 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:398:39 PM | 21:559:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:398:39 PM | 20:588:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:398:39 PM | 21:369:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:555:55 AM+1 | 31:407:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |