Monday 18 August 1919 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 16:074:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:591:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī boundary
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:351:35 PM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
13:311:31 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 42 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41 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 | 13:591:59 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 16:024:02 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 13:351:35 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:591:59 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:228:22 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:011:01 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:061:06 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:581:58 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:532:53 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:133:13 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:473:47 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:424:42 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:375:37 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:449:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:239:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 25:551:55 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:223:22 AM+1 | 28:534:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |