Saturday 3 October 2026 · Baoding, Hebei, China
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 12:4612:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3010:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 98 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3010:30 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 42 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
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06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 10:3010:30 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 28:00 04:004:00 AM Sun | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 17:525:52 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:3010:30 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodaya | 04:384:38 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrta | 04:384:38 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyā | 05:025:02 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkāla | 06:166:16 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Gulika | 06:166:16 AM | 07:447:44 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrta | 06:166:16 AM | 07:037:03 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrta | 07:037:03 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgava | 08:368:36 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kāla | 09:119:11 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhna | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijit | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇa | 13:171:17 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjya | 13:191:19 PM | 14:502:50 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Yamagaṇḍa | 13:351:35 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijaya | 14:042:04 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhna | 15:383:38 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣa | 17:585:58 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūli | 17:585:58 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyā | 17:585:58 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kāla | 18:356:35 PM | 20:068:06 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśītha | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |