Sunday 14 February 2016 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 06:476:47 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:424:42+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 36 of 107 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:237:23 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:038:03 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 37 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
07:237:23 AM to 31:217:21+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 | 28:42 04:424:42 AM Mon | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 08:038:03 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śukla | 17:345:34 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 17:425:42 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:21 07:217:21 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:355:35 AM | 07:237:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:355:35 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:026:02 AM | 07:237:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:237:23 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:012:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:523:52 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:354:35 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:404:40 PM | 18:006:00 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:065:06 PM | 18:366:36 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 25:051:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:092:09+1 AM | 27:393:39+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |