Thursday 13 August 2009 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 16:034:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:273:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:398:39 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 50 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:375:37 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 | 15:273:27 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 26:03 02:032:03 AM Fri | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 08:398:39 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:273:27 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:354:35 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:365:36 AM | 07:207:20 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:049:04 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:201:20 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:541:54 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:593:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:453:45 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:404:40 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:179:17 PM | 22:5310:53 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |