Saturday 18 October 2003 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 05:575:57 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:497:49 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:497:49 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 11 h 34 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:146:14 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 | 07:497:49 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 25:24 01:241:24 AM Sun | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Śiva | 11:3811:38 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:497:49 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:14 06:146:14 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:344:34 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:344:34 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:146:14 AM | 07:407:40 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:146:14 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:007:00 AM | 07:467:46 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:079:07 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2412:24 PM | 14:082:08 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:293:29 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4810:48 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |