Saturday 8 October 2016 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 19:427:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:259:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:378:37 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 00 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 21:259:25 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 16:464:46 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 20:048:04 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:378:37 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:585:58 AM | 07:287:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:585:58 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:466:46 AM | 07:347:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:588:58 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:459:45 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:013:01 PM | 16:464:46 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:063:06 AM+1 | 28:494:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |