Tuesday 19 August 2003 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 17:015:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:317:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:156:15 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 34 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36 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 | 19:317:31 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 20:318:31 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 16:204:20 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:156:15 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:188:18 AM | 09:129:12 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 14:032:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:063:06 PM | 16:544:54 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:453:45 PM | 17:275:27 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 19:087:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:087:08 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:087:08 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:087:08 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |