Sunday 17 October 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 07:307:30 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:569:56 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 45 of 45 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahāṣṭamīDurga Ashtami determinate
At sunrise
07:227:22 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:569:56 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 13 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
07:227:22 AM to 31:237:23 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 09:569:56 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 16:284:28 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Mon | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:569:56 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:23 07:237:23 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:405:40 AM | 07:227:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:405:40 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:056:05 AM | 07:227:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:227:22 AM | 09:369:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:369:36 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:5312:53 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:062:06 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:473:47 PM | 17:115:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:204:20 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:055:05 PM | 17:505:50 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:115:11 PM | 18:356:35 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:151:15 AM+1 | 27:013:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |