Thursday 27 September 1956 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 09:519:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:198:19 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 97 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:198:19 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 55 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:345:34 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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 08:198:19 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 11:5211:52 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 10:3910:39 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:198:19 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:573:57 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:573:57 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:335:33 AM | 07:027:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:328:32 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:319:31 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4212:42 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:001:00 PM | 14:302:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:182:18 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:053:05 PM | 17:285:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:285:28 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:285:28 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:285:28 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:507:50 PM | 21:229:22 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:091:09 AM+1 | 26:412:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |