Thursday 2 April 2009 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 13:431:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3611:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 32 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:195:19 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3611:36 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 12 h 51 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
05:195:19 AM to 29:175:17+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 | 11:3611:36 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 24:16 00:1612:16 AM Fri | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 20:278:27 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:3611:36 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:195:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:195:19 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:195:19 AM | 06:556:55 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:318:31 AM | 10:0810:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:339:33 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:369:36 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:442:44 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:502:50 PM | 16:204:20 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |