Thursday 4 April 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 09:109:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:119:11 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:237:23 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 89° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:376:37+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 | 09:119:11 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 07:237:23 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Fri | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 09:119:11 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:386:38 AM | 08:098:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4210:42 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:343:34 PM | 16:234:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:234:23 PM | 18:506:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:315:31 PM | 19:137:13 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:506:50 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:506:50 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:506:50 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 25:071:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:403:40+1 AM | 29:215:21+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |