Thursday 23 July 2015 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 20:368:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0011:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:478:47 AM
Hasta gives way to Citrā.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 33 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:175:17+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 | 23:0011:00 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 08:478:47 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Siddha | 29:01 05:015:01 AM Fri | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:519:51 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:394:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:175:17 AM | 07:067:06 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0810:08 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:592:59 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:573:57 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:507:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:435:43 PM | 19:307:30 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:507:50 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:507:50 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:507:50 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:274:27+1 AM | 30:146:14+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |