Monday 18 November 1985 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 05:365:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:025:02 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:047:04 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:135:13 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 58 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
07:047:04 AM to 31:057:05 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 29:02 05:025:02 AM Tue | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 22:4010:40 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 24:00 00:0012:00 AM Mon | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 17:135:13 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 07:047:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:047:04 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:198:19 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4810:48 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:561:56 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:332:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:431:43 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:232:23 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:033:03 PM | 17:025:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:025:02 PM | 18:556:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:025:02 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:025:02 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:472:47 AM+1 | 28:254:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |