Friday 26 August 2005 · Puning, Guangdong, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 11:0411:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0211:02 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:237:23 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 43 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 11:0211:02 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 24:10 00:1012:10 AM Sat | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 07:237:23 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:0211:02 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:317:31 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:288:28 AM | 09:199:19 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4210:42 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:191:19 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:331:33 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:283:28 PM | 17:035:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:409:40 PM | 23:2011:20 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |