Monday 14 September 1987 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 17:515:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:576:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:196:19 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 31 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:595:59 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 | 18:576:57 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 22:4210:42 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 21:059:05 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:196:19 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:288:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:327:32 AM | 09:069:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:288:28 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:223:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:072:07 PM | 15:503:50 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:093:09 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:167:16 PM | 20:598:59 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:524:52 AM+1 | 30:376:37 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |