Thursday 14 August 1941 · Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 19:037:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:279:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:597:59 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 13 h 16 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 21:279:27 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Fri | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 07:597:59 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:148:14 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:584:58 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:584:58 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:246:24 AM | 08:048:04 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4910:49 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:112:11 PM | 15:593:59 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:222:22 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:422:42 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:084:08 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:407:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:407:40 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:407:40 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:407:40 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 26:462:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |