Sunday 4 October 2015 · Qingyang, Gansu, China
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 17:495:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:085:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:439:43 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:3812:38 PM
The Sun 50° above S. Day length 11 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47+1 AM
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 | 17:085:08 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 09:439:43 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 21:249:24 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:085:08 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:3812:38 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:481:48 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:343:34 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:564:56 PM | 17:435:43 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:025:02 PM | 18:306:30 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:186:18 PM | 19:567:56 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:088:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 25:391:39+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 25:021:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |