Friday 18 February 1994 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 10:0310:03 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3812:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 105 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:077:07 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:289:28 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 51 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
07:077:07 AM to 31:067:06 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 | 12:3812:38 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | past sunrise | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 09:289:28 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:3812:38 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:077:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:077:07 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:288:28 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:153:15 PM | 16:374:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:158:15 PM | 22:0210:02 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:576:57 AM+1 | 32:448:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |