Sunday 14 February 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 04:174:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:122:12 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 97 of 97 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:043:04 PM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 11 h 53 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28 AM+1
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 | 26:12 02:122:12 AM Mon | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 28:10 04:104:10 AM Mon | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 15:043:04 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 15:123:12 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:541:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:362:36 PM | 16:064:06 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:464:46 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:524:52 PM | 18:226:22 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3911:39 PM | 25:091:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |