Saturday 6 December 1997 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 02:482:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:051:05+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5810:58 AM
Dhaniṣṭhā gives way to Śatabhiṣā.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:406:40+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 | 25:05 01:051:05 AM Sun | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 10:5810:58 AM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 26:32 02:322:32 AM Sun | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 13:581:58 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:40 06:406:40 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:406:40 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:406:40 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:277:27 AM | 08:138:13 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:002:00 PM | 15:283:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:034:03 PM | 18:246:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:505:50 PM | 19:227:22 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:246:24 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:246:24 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:246:24 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08+1 AM | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:592:59+1 AM | 28:314:31+1 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |