Thursday 31 March 2016 · Qingdao, Shandong, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 09:529:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5910:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5910:59 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 33 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:455:45 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 | 10:5910:59 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 15:533:53 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 15:243:24 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:5910:59 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:475:47 AM | 07:217:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:049:04 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:579:57 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:371:37 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:112:11 PM | 15:533:53 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:592:59 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:511:51 AM+1 | 27:303:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |