Thursday 12 August 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 21:099:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:536:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:217:21 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:5612:56 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 14 h 00 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
05:555:55 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 | 18:536:53 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 07:217:21 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 14:122:12 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:587:58 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:354:35 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:438:43 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:555:55 AM | 07:407:40 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:438:43 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:259:25 AM | 11:1011:10 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3510:35 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:191:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:192:19 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:114:11 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:264:26 PM | 17:575:57 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 19:557:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:557:55 PM | 21:159:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:557:55 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:557:55 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 25:201:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 27:023:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |