Thursday 11 October 1956 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 11:2611:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:331:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 45 of 45 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:331:33 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 21 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:346:34+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 | 13:331:33 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 26:07 02:072:07 AM Fri | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:331:33 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:239:23 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:381:38 PM | 15:043:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:401:40 PM | 15:273:27 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:522:52 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 17:545:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:545:54 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:545:54 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:545:54 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 26:112:11+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |