Saturday 11 April 1981 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 09:089:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:397:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:025:02 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:095:09 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 13 h 20 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
05:025:02 AM to 29:005:00+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 | 07:397:39 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 05:095:09 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 09:359:35 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:397:39 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:00 05:005:00 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:363:36 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:363:36 AM | 04:194:19 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:583:58 AM | 05:025:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:025:02 AM | 07:427:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:025:02 AM | 06:426:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:025:02 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:555:55 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:427:42 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:228:22 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:551:55 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:055:05 PM | 18:406:40 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1711:17 PM | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:372:37+1 AM | 28:134:13+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |