Wednesday 19 October 1977 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 11:5811:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:449:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 43 of 43 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahāṣṭamīDurga Ashtami determinate
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:449:44 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:2511:25 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 44 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04+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 | Śukla Saptamī | 09:449:44 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:5010:50 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 18:106:10 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:449:44 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:206:20 AM | 07:507:50 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:237:23 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0410:04 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0111:01 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:121:12 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:382:38 PM | 16:474:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:474:47 PM | 18:336:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:474:47 PM | 17:135:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:474:47 PM | 18:076:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:286:28 PM | 20:008:00 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0111:01 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:383:38+1 AM | 29:095:09+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |