Friday 18 May 1945 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 17:565:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:366:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:045:04 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:116:11 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 15 h 06 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
05:045:04 AM to 29:035:03 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 | 18:366:36 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 22:3010:30 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 09:119:11 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:116:11 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:03 05:035:03 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:284:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:045:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:045:04 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:576:57 AM | 08:508:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:058:05 AM | 09:059:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3810:38 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1312:13 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 14:072:07 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:234:23 PM | 18:166:16 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 20:108:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:108:10 PM | 21:219:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:108:10 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:108:10 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:488:48 PM | 22:3010:30 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |