Saturday 23 August 2008 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 15:013:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:5612:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:575:57 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 15 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
05:565:56 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 | 12:5612:56 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 05:575:57 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 16:484:48 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:5612:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:565:56 AM | 07:287:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:565:56 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:456:45 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:145:14 PM | 18:456:45 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:162:16 AM+1 | 27:473:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |