Monday 20 July 1942 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 03:323:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:492:49 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:153:15 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:241:24 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 14 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09 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 | 26:49 02:492:49 AM Tue | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 17:555:55 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 16:534:53 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 15:153:15 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:577:57 AM | 09:469:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:281:28 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:531:53 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:512:51 PM | 17:465:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 17:025:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:493:49 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:484:48 PM | 17:465:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:465:46 PM | 20:408:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:408:40 PM | 21:569:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:408:40 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:408:40 PM | 21:379:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 25:491:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:481:48 AM+1 | 27:223:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |