Saturday 11 August 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 00:4512:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:401:40+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:171:17 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4612:46 PM
The Sun 82° above N. Day length 12 h 22 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35+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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 25:40 01:401:40 AM Sun | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 14:172:17 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 23:2411:24 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:171:17 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:356:35 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:356:35 AM | 07:247:24 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:247:24 AM | 08:148:14 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:599:59 AM | 11:4211:42 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:492:49 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:308:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 25:101:10+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2212:22+1 AM | 26:032:03+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |