Wednesday 17 February 1937 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 02:562:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4912:49 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 106 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:521:52 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 48 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:077:07 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 | 24:49 00:4912:49 AM Thu | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 19:457:45 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 21:429:42 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 13:521:52 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:07 07:077:07 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:541:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:153:15 PM | 16:454:45 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 31:077:07 AM+1 | 32:388:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |