Thursday 17 November 2072 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 08:538:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5310:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:048:04 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 24° above S. Day length 9 h 18 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 10:5310:53 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:048:04 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 13:051:05 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:5310:53 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 07:567:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:529:52 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3312:33 PM | 14:212:21 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:351:35 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:122:12 PM | 16:044:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:044:04 PM | 18:026:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:044:04 PM | 16:334:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:044:04 PM | 17:325:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1811:18 PM | 25:061:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |