Saturday 10 February 1973 · Beijing, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 12:5312:53 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0411:04 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 108 of 108 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:147:14 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0411:04 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 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
07:147:14 AM to 31:137:13 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 | 11:0411:04 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 19:267:26 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 11:4911:49 AM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:0411:04 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:13 07:137:13 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:265:26 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:265:26 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:535:53 AM | 07:147:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:147:14 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:147:14 AM | 08:338:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:147:14 AM | 07:567:56 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:567:56 AM | 08:388:38 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:063:06 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:522:52 PM | 16:244:24 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:5212:52 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:456:45 AM+1 | 32:168:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |