Thursday 8 September 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 02:032:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:194:19 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1211:12 AM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
12:0812:08 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 28:19 04:194:19 AM Fri | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 28:26 04:264:26 AM Fri | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 11:1211:12 AM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 15:133:13 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:524:52 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:347:34 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:066:06 AM | 07:537:53 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0610:06 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:592:59 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:146:14 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:494:49 PM | 18:366:36 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:146:14 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:146:14 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:146:14 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |