Wednesday 7 September 1966 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 21:129:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0010:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:419:41 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 49 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:535:53 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 | 22:0010:00 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 12:2012:20 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 22:4810:48 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:419:41 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:53 05:535:53 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 09:049:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:469:46 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:521:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:331:33 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:005:00 AM+1 | 30:406:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |