Friday 14 August 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 11:1611:16 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:548:54 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:548:54 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 12 h 18 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 08:548:54 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 17:355:35 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 20:568:56 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:548:54 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 09:019:01 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:248:24 AM | 09:139:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:3310:33 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:051:05 PM | 14:352:35 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:103:10 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:584:58 AM+1 | 30:296:29 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |