Sunday 24 August 1997 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 00:2012:20 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5210:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
04:494:49 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3111:31 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 45 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
04:494:49 AM to 28:514:51 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 | 22:5210:52 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 14:072:07 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 24:03 00:0312:03 AM Mon | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3111:31 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:51 04:514:51 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:084:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:483:48 AM | 04:494:49 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:494:49 AM | 07:347:34 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:347:34 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:309:30 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4211:42 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:454:45 PM | 17:405:40 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:514:51 PM | 18:356:35 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 19:577:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:571:57 AM+1 | 27:323:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |