Thursday 28 January 1909 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 11:1111:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:209:20 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 100 of 100 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:098:09 AM
Sādhya gives way to Śubha.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 11 h 32 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36+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 | 09:209:20 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 16:494:49 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 08:098:09 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:209:20 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 08:038:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:559:55 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:312:31 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:311:31 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:153:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:033:03 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:086:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:086:08 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:086:08 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:086:08 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:152:15+1 AM | 27:493:49+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |