Friday 17 May 1918 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 14:022:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:213:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:509:50 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:246:24 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 15:213:21 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 21:349:34 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 09:509:50 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:213:21 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:24 06:246:24 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:058:05 AM | 09:459:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 09:589:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:249:24 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:321:32 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:264:26 PM | 18:066:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:497:49 PM | 21:349:34 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |