Saturday 9 November 1929 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 06:346:34 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:029:02 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:029:02 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:2411:24 AM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 42 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34 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 | 09:029:02 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 21:109:10 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 14:102:10 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:029:02 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:384:38 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:384:38 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 07:457:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:336:33 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:117:11 AM | 07:507:50 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:339:33 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:491:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:011:01 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:182:18 PM | 16:154:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:154:15 PM | 18:096:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:154:15 PM | 16:434:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:154:15 PM | 17:415:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 27:203:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |