Tuesday 7 October 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 10:2310:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:308:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 100 of 100 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:308:30 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 11 h 35 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20 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 | 08:308:30 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 19:107:10 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Parigha | 24:11 00:1112:11 AM Wed | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:308:30 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:405:40 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:405:40 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:046:04 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:389:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:389:38 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:389:38 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:429:42 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:332:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:152:15 PM | 16:344:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:023:02 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:004:00 PM | 17:265:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:344:34 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:276:27 AM+1 | 31:577:57 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |