Sunday 8 December 2024 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 13:371:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1512:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 20 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:377:37 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:568:56 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 27° above S. Day length 9 h 24 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
07:377:37 AM to 31:377:37+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 | 12:1512:15 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 18:336:33 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 08:568:56 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:1512:15 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:405:40 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:405:40 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:377:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:377:37 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:081:08 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 15:503:50 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:463:46 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:586:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3912:39+1 AM | 26:112:11+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |