Thursday 9 October 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 07:117:11 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:476:47 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:476:47 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:2812:28 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+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 | 06:476:47 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 25:53 01:531:53 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 26:52 02:522:52 AM Fri | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:476:47 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:286:28 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:289:28 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:111:11 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:283:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:163:16 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:079:07 PM | 22:4210:42 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0412:04+1 AM | 24:5212:52+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |