Wednesday 25 August 1982 · Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 03:323:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:544:54+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:504:50 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:142:14 PM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
11:4211:42 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 13 h 43 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
04:504:50 AM to 28:514:51+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 | past sunrise | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | past sunrise | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 14:142:14 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 16:084:08 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 28:51 04:514:51 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:504:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:283:28 AM | 04:094:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:493:49 AM | 04:504:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:504:50 AM | 07:357:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:357:35 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4211:42 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 19:567:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:368:36 PM | 22:2010:20 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |