Tuesday 27 August 1929 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 18:106:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:514:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:597:59 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 15 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:435:43 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 | 16:514:51 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 26:01 02:012:01 AM Wed | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 07:597:59 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:514:51 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:164:16 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:164:16 AM | 04:594:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 09:149:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:591:59 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:232:23 PM | 15:563:56 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:383:38 PM | 17:185:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:184:18 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1511:15 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4111:41 PM | 25:151:15 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |