Wednesday 20 February 2002 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 05:585:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:307:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 100 of 100 minutes of aruṇodaya. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:307:30 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 28 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:446:44 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 | 07:307:30 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 24:14 00:1412:14 AM Thu | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Indra | 21:579:57 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:307:30 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:305:30 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:118:11 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2511:25 AM | 13:071:07 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:547:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:409:40 PM | 23:2311:23 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |