Sunday 18 August 1957 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 10:4110:41 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5511:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:414:41 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4410:44 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:4411:44 AM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 14 h 04 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
04:414:41 AM to 28:424:42 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 | 11:5511:55 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 13:501:50 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 10:4410:44 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:5511:55 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 28:42 04:424:42 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:223:22 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:223:22 AM | 04:024:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:423:42 AM | 04:414:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:414:41 AM | 07:307:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:307:30 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:408:40 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:153:15 PM | 17:005:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:534:53 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:005:00 PM | 18:466:46 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:232:23 AM+1 | 28:034:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |