Tuesday 12 August 1952 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 10:2310:23 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:349:34 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:349:34 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 48 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:305:30 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 | 09:349:34 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 21:399:39 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 27:36 03:363:36 AM Wed | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:349:34 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:284:28 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:057:05 AM | 08:438:43 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:148:14 AM | 09:109:10 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2312:23 PM | 14:062:06 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:335:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:177:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:484:48 PM | 18:256:25 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:177:17 PM | 20:398:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:177:17 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:177:17 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5911:59 PM | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |