Wednesday 16 December 2026 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 23:5011:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:161:16+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:087:08 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3812:38 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 21° above S. Day length 8 h 41 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
07:087:08 AM to 31:097:09+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 | 25:16 01:161:16 AM Thu | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 16:334:33 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 16:164:16 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:3812:38 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 07:087:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:087:08 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:138:13 AM | 09:199:19 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:428:42 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1111:11 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:2112:21 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:052:05 PM | 15:493:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 15:493:49 PM | 17:525:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 15:493:49 PM | 16:204:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 15:493:49 PM | 17:215:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:2011:20 PM | 25:021:02+1 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |