Tuesday 21 October 1947 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 18:316:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:568:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 44 of 44 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:337:33 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:427:42 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 11 h 00 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
07:337:33 AM to 31:347:34 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 20:568:56 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 18:006:00 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 22:5810:58 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:427:42 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:34 07:347:34 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:495:49 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:495:49 AM | 06:416:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:156:15 AM | 07:337:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:337:33 AM | 09:459:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:459:45 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:459:45 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3712:37 PM | 14:252:25 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:092:09 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:373:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:105:10 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:214:21 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:592:59 AM+1 | 28:474:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |