Thursday 10 August 1944 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 02:352:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:3712:37 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:321:32 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:231:23 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 53 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28 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 | 24:37 00:3712:37 AM Fri | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:153:15 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 24:17 00:1712:17 AM Fri | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:321:32 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:276:27 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:298:29 AM | 09:599:59 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:559:55 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:2911:29 AM | 13:001:00 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:511:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5912:59 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:462:46 PM | 17:335:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:423:42 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:374:37 PM | 17:335:33 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:335:33 PM | 20:198:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:198:19 PM | 21:419:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:198:19 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:198:19 PM | 21:209:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 26:032:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:001:00 AM+1 | 25:481:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |