Saturday 18 December 2004 · Jilin, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 14:272:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:041:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:037:03 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:041:04 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 8 h 54 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
07:037:03 AM to 31:047:04+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 | 13:041:04 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 24:55 00:5512:55 AM Sun | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 19:357:35 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:041:04 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:04 07:047:04 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 07:037:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:037:03 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:037:03 AM | 08:108:10 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:037:03 AM | 07:397:39 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:367:36 AM | 09:109:10 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:397:39 AM | 08:158:15 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1311:13 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:112:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:112:11 PM | 15:573:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:573:57 PM | 17:585:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:573:57 PM | 16:284:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:573:57 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:035:03 PM | 18:376:37 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |