Friday 6 July 1973 · Beijing, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 04:294:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:154:15+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:524:52 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:164:16 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 14 h 53 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
04:524:52 AM to 28:534:53+1 AM
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 | 28:15 04:154:15 AM Sat | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 18:486:48 PM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 17:335:33 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 16:164:16 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:53 04:534:53 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:393:39 AM | 04:164:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:583:58 AM | 04:524:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:524:52 AM | 07:517:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:446:44 AM | 08:368:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:517:51 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:517:51 AM | 08:508:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3311:33 AM | 13:091:09 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4912:49 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:024:02 PM | 17:545:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:474:47 PM | 19:467:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:467:46 PM | 20:598:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:467:46 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:467:46 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:323:32+1 AM | 29:115:11+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |