Friday 2 September 1988 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 02:052:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:041:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 38 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:291:29 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 59 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Sat | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 23:5011:50 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 18:186:18 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:291:29 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:249:24 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:171:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0012:00 PM | 13:341:34 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:431:43 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:324:32 PM | 18:106:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:159:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:538:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:289:28 PM | 23:0211:02 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |