Friday 29 September 1972 · Beijing, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 18:106:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:074:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 97 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:096:09 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2611:26 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 52 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
06:096:09 AM to 30:106:10 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 | 16:074:07 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 15:543:54 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 11:2611:26 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:074:07 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 06:096:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:096:09 AM | 08:318:31 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:357:35 AM | 09:069:06 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:387:38 AM | 09:079:07 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:318:31 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:318:31 AM | 09:189:18 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:245:24 AM+1 | 30:576:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |