Wednesday 19 December 2012 · Datong, Shanxi, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 01:121:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:041:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:457:45 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:599:59 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:2412:24 PM
The Sun 26° above S. Day length 9 h 19 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
07:457:45 AM to 31:457:45 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 25:04 01:041:04 AM Thu | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 09:599:59 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 26:47 02:472:47 AM Thu | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 13:011:01 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:45 07:457:45 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:475:47 AM | 07:457:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:475:47 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:166:16 AM | 07:457:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:457:45 AM | 09:369:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:548:54 AM | 10:0410:04 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:369:36 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4812:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:035:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:354:35 PM | 18:156:15 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:035:03 PM | 19:017:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:035:03 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:035:03 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4812:48 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:302:30 AM+1 | 28:094:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |