Sunday 21 August 2011 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 14:402:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:564:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
04:454:45 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:137:13 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 56 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
04:454:45 AM to 28:464:46 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 | 16:564:56 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 14:212:21 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 07:137:13 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:564:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:46 04:464:46 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:253:25 AM | 04:054:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:453:45 AM | 04:454:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:454:45 AM | 07:327:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:327:32 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:494:49 PM | 17:455:45 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:564:56 PM | 18:416:41 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 19:417:41 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 | 27:353:35 AM+1 | 29:215:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |