Monday 19 August 1946 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 01:131:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1612:16 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:221:22 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 34 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 23:1811:18 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 22:5710:57 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 18:226:22 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1612:16 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 05:115:11 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 05:115:11 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 05:325:32 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 06:356:35 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 08:168:16 AM | 09:589:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Varjya | 09:149:14 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgava | 09:179:17 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:221:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijit | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhna | 12:5812:58 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrta | 13:491:49 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇa | 14:432:43 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 15:033:03 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijaya | 15:373:37 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 16:314:31 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhna | 17:265:26 PM | 20:098:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kāla | 18:226:22 PM | 19:547:54 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣa | 20:098:09 PM | 21:329:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 20:098:09 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 20:098:09 PM | 21:119:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśītha | 24:5812:58 AM+1 | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |