Saturday 12 February 2000 · Xining, Qinghai, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 21:389:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:138:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 106 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
08:068:06 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:588:58 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:271:27 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 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
08:068:06 AM to 32:058:05 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 | 20:138:13 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 26:08 02:082:08 AM Sun | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 16:144:14 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:588:58 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 32:05 08:058:05 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 06:196:19 AM | 08:068:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 06:196:19 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:466:46 AM | 08:068:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 08:068:06 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:068:06 AM | 09:269:26 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:068:06 AM | 08:498:49 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:498:49 AM | 09:329:32 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 10:1410:14 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:481:48 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:031:03 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:404:40 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:319:31 PM | 23:0311:03 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |