Wednesday 10 August 1955 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 01:081:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:2911:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 41 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
04:304:30 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2112:21 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 14 h 29 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
04:304:30 AM to 28:324:32 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 | 23:2911:29 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 15:283:28 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 25:42 01:421:42 AM Thu | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:2112:21 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:32 04:324:32 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:143:14 AM | 04:304:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:143:14 AM | 03:523:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:333:33 AM | 04:304:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:304:30 AM | 07:247:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:196:19 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:247:24 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:308:30 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:081:08 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:064:06 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 26:102:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |