Friday 5 April 1968 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 06:516:51 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:448:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 54 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:255:25 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 08:448:44 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 15:393:39 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 28:40 04:404:40 AM Sat | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:448:44 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 08:018:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:037:03 AM | 08:408:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:018:01 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:018:01 AM | 08:538:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:444:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:294:29 AM+1 | 30:126:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |