Saturday 16 September 1995 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 13:381:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:563:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:566:56 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3011:30 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 24 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
06:566:56 AM to 30:566:56+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 | 15:563:56 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 16:144:14 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 11:3011:30 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:563:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:56 06:566:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:566:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 06:566:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:566:56 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:566:56 AM | 08:298:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:566:56 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:177:17 AM | 09:049:04 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:457:45 AM | 08:358:35 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3912:39 PM | 14:262:26 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:222:22 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:412:41 PM | 16:144:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:123:12 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3110:31 PM | 24:1912:19+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 25:321:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |