Sunday 13 April 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 06:366:36 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:099:09 AM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:099:09 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 05 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
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05:475:47 AM to 29:455:45 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 | 09:099:09 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 16:154:15 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 17:175:17 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:099:09 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 11:0111:01 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:223:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:145:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:154:15 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:075:07 PM | 17:595:59 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:145:14 PM | 18:526:52 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:121:12 AM+1 | 26:592:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |