Monday 3 September 2007 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 01:521:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:3311:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4012:40 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:495:49 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 | 23:3311:33 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 22:1210:12 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 16:494:49 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:4012:40 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:49 05:495:49 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:267:26 AM | 09:039:03 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5910:59 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:551:55 PM | 15:323:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:272:27 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:193:19 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:587:58 PM | 21:289:28 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |