Saturday 15 August 1987 · Bucharest, Romania
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 23:0011:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0511:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:488:48 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
13:201:20 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 14 h 04 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19+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 | 23:0511:05 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | past sunrise | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 08:488:48 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:5710:57 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:186:18 AM | 08:038:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:186:18 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:147:14 AM | 08:108:10 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:441:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:442:44 PM | 17:335:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:053:05 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:283:28 PM | 17:085:08 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:403:40 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:335:33 PM | 20:228:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:228:22 PM | 21:419:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:228:22 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:228:22 PM | 21:219:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 25:441:44+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:281:28+1 AM | 27:083:08+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |