Wednesday 21 March 1979 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 09:109:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:068:06 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:437:43 AM
Jyeṣṭhā gives way to Mūla.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 08 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 08:068:06 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 07:437:43 AM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 24:42 00:4212:42 AM Thu | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:068:06 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:537:53 AM | 09:249:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:391:39 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:263:26 PM | 16:584:58 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 26:132:13 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:185:18 AM+1 | 30:516:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |