Friday 15 August 2025 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 04:384:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:202:20 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0610:06 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:335:33 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 | 26:20 02:202:20 AM Sat | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 10:0610:06 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 12:4712:47 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:293:29 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:168:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:216:21 AM | 07:517:51 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:147:14 AM | 08:578:57 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:168:16 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:168:16 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:441:44 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:392:39 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:305:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 19:137:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:067:06 PM | 20:368:36 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:137:13 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:137:13 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:137:13 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:064:06 AM+1 | 29:365:36 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |