Saturday 15 May 1948 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 01:221:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:0411:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:075:07 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:118:11 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
12:3612:36 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 14 h 59 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
05:075:07 AM to 29:065:06+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 | 23:0411:04 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 08:118:11 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:3310:33 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:1312:13 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:553:55 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:553:55 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:134:13 AM | 05:075:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:075:07 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:075:07 AM | 06:596:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:075:07 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:076:07 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:072:07 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:292:29 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 20:068:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:068:06 PM | 21:189:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:068:06 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:068:06 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:108:10 PM | 21:409:40 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 25:001:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |