Tuesday 14 August 1979 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 16:514:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:283:28 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
04:364:36 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:356:35 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 14 h 17 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
04:364:36 AM to 28:374:37+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 | 15:283:28 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 24:58 00:5812:58 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 06:356:35 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:283:28 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 28:37 04:374:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:183:18 AM | 04:364:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:183:18 AM | 03:573:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:383:38 AM | 04:364:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:364:36 AM | 07:277:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:277:27 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:277:27 AM | 08:248:24 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4710:47 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4411:44 AM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 16:024:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 17:065:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:024:02 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:148:14 PM | 21:499:49 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4710:47 PM | 23:2611:26 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |