Saturday 25 August 1917 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 14:282:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:053:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:053:05 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 24 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:485:48+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 | 15:053:05 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 16:064:06 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 23:5511:55 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:053:05 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:055:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:475:47 AM | 07:277:27 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:475:47 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:406:40 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:516:51 AM | 08:328:32 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:089:08 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:092:09 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 19:107:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:107:10 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:107:10 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:107:10 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:128:12 PM | 21:509:50 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 24:5312:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |