Wednesday 29 August 1945 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 03:563:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:421:42 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 1 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:268:26 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
13:191:19 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 10 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45 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 | 25:42 01:421:42 AM Thu | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 08:268:26 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 10:1710:17 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:462:46 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:451:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:191:19 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 19:547:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:457:45 PM | 21:169:16 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:547:54 PM | 21:219:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:547:54 PM | 20:168:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:547:54 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 25:431:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:484:48 AM+1 | 30:196:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |