Wednesday 17 October 1984 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 17:445:44 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:345:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:189:18 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 11 h 07 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 17:345:34 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 09:189:18 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śiva | 20:128:12 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:345:34 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:537:53 AM | 09:169:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:375:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:375:37 PM | 19:207:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:375:37 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:375:37 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:199:19 PM | 22:5510:55 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |