Friday 16 February 1940 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 06:466:46 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:238:23 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 110 of 110 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:257:25 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 10 h 19 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:446:44 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 | 08:238:23 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 07:257:25 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 13:451:45 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:238:23 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:028:02 AM | 09:209:20 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:498:49 AM | 09:309:30 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3710:37 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:381:38 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:003:00 PM | 17:045:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:045:04 PM | 18:536:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:045:04 PM | 17:315:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:045:04 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:088:08 PM | 21:509:50 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 30:196:19 AM+1 | 32:018:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |