Saturday 22 December 2001 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 11:0911:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:421:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:421:42 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48+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 | 13:421:42 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 19:087:08 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | past sunrise | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:421:42 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:486:48 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:486:48 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:357:35 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:2911:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:104:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:072:07 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:362:36 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:104:10 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:515:51+1 AM | 31:387:38+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |