Saturday 28 April 2012 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 05:015:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:505:50 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:035:03 PM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 13 h 02 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Sun | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 19:107:10 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 17:035:03 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 17:315:31 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:366:36 AM | 07:287:28 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:287:28 AM | 08:208:20 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:519:51 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:364:36 PM | 18:196:19 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:313:31 AM+1 | 29:115:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |