Wednesday 1 September 2010 · Kunming, Yunnan, China
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 12:4812:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:201:20 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:191:19 PM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 12 h 38 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50+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 | 13:201:20 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 15:493:49 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 13:191:19 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:201:20 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:181:18 PM | 14:592:59 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 16:574:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:574:57 PM | 19:287:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:287:28 PM | 20:598:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:287:28 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:287:28 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 25:331:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |