Friday 27 August 1948 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 15:033:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:433:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:433:43 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 13 h 14 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 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 | 15:433:43 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 25:29 01:291:29 AM Sat | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 29:15 05:155:15 AM Sat | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:433:43 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:219:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 10:0110:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:219:21 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:219:21 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4011:40 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:382:38 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:461:46 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 17:185:18 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:176:17 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:185:18 PM | 19:567:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:567:56 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:567:56 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:567:56 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5910:59 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |