Saturday 28 August 1937 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 23:0311:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:578:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
04:544:54 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:265:26 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 13 h 34 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
04:544:54 AM to 28:554:55+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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 20:578:57 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 05:265:26 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 08:538:53 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0010:00 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 28:55 04:554:55 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:313:31 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:313:31 AM | 04:124:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:513:51 AM | 04:544:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:544:54 AM | 07:377:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 04:544:54 AM | 06:366:36 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 04:544:54 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:485:48 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:377:37 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:599:59 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:231:23 PM | 15:043:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:464:46 PM | 18:176:17 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:501:50+1 AM | 27:213:21+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |