Thursday 7 February 1957 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 18:266:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:157:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 109 of 109 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:317:31 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:138:13 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 22 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
07:317:31 AM to 31:297:29 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 | 19:157:15 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 08:138:13 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 29:02 05:025:02 AM Fri | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 19:157:15 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:29 07:297:29 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:415:41 AM | 07:317:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:415:41 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:317:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:317:31 AM | 09:359:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:317:31 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:359:35 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5810:58 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:591:59 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:252:25 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:063:06 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:136:13 PM | 19:537:53 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:124:12 AM+1 | 29:525:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |