Thursday 4 May 2006 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 22:3510:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1212:12+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:224:22 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1911:19 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 30 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
04:224:22 AM to 28:214:21+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 | 24:12 00:1212:12 AM Fri | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | past sunrise | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 16:274:27 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:1911:19 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 28:21 04:214:21 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:063:06 AM | 04:224:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:063:06 AM | 03:443:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:253:25 AM | 04:224:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:224:22 AM | 07:167:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 04:224:22 AM | 06:116:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:167:16 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:008:00 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0811:08 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:301:30 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 15:153:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:003:00 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1610:16 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |