Wednesday 28 August 1918 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 18:106:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:134:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
04:534:53 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:015:01 AM
Dhruva gives way to Vyāghāta.
Noon
11:4111:41 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 13 h 36 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
04:534:53 AM to 28:554:55+1 AM
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 | 16:134:13 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Thu | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 05:015:01 AM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 05:075:07 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:55 04:554:55 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:303:30 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:303:30 AM | 04:124:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:513:51 AM | 04:534:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:534:53 AM | 07:367:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:356:35 AM | 08:178:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:367:36 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4111:41 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1711:17 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4111:41 AM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:062:06 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:031:03 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:469:46 PM | 23:1811:18 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |