Saturday 25 April 2015 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 15:353:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:384:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:391:39 PM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 19 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59+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 | 16:384:38 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 13:391:39 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 18:206:20 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 16:384:38 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:595:59 AM | 07:317:31 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:595:59 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:486:48 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:049:04 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:411:41 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2410:24 PM | 24:0912:09+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |