Thursday 26 September 2013 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 20:268:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4210:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:329:32 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 12 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
06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00 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 | 22:4210:42 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 28:52 04:524:52 AM Fri | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Fri | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:329:32 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:245:24 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:308:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:178:17 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0011:00 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:312:31 PM | 16:014:01 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:013:01 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:493:49 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:017:01 PM | 20:488:48 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |