Saturday 17 September 2022 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 14:502:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:454:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 92 of 92 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:205:20 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:198:19 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
11:3511:35 AM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 12 h 28 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
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05:205:20 AM to 29:215:21 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 | 16:454:45 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 14:512:51 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 08:198:19 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:454:45 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:21 05:215:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:205:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:205:20 AM | 07:507:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:205:20 AM | 06:546:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:205:20 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:036:03 AM | 07:487:48 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:106:10 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:507:50 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:278:27 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2011:20 AM | 13:051:05 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:217:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 18:586:58 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:079:07 PM | 22:5410:54 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1111:11 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |