Saturday 30 March 1940 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 12:2012:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0812:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 39 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0812:08 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 32 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:066:06 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 | 12:0812:08 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 17:495:49 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 18:056:05 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:0812:08 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:076:07 AM | 07:417:41 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:076:07 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:576:57 AM | 07:477:47 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:5412:54 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:571:57 PM | 15:313:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:396:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:114:11 PM | 17:495:49 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:396:39 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:396:39 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:396:39 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:583:58 AM+1 | 29:395:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |