Sunday 21 August 2011 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 14:402:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:564:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:137:13 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
13:121:12 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 53 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:466:46 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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 16:564:56 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 14:212:21 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 07:137:13 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:564:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:209:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:598:59 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:209:20 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:213:21 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:264:26 PM | 18:026:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:565:56 PM | 18:476:47 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:026:02 PM | 19:397:39 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 21:089:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:468:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 25:361:36 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:353:35 AM+1 | 29:215:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |