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Monday 14 August 2017 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Somavāra. Saptamī began at 21:329:32 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:467:46 PM.

Observed here on this day

Janmāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate

At sunrise

06:056:05 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:428:42 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

12:1512:15 PM

The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 21 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:1512:15 PM
At noon, 12:1512:15 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 260° ahead of it, in Bharaṇī, 59% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 260° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:324:32 AM–05:185:18 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:554:55 AM–06:056:05 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5111:51 AM–12:4012:40 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:192:19 PM–15:083:08 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:266:26 PM–18:496:49 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:266:26 PM–19:357:35 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla23:2211:22 PM–24:5412:54+1 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla07:387:38 AM–09:109:10 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa10:4310:43 AM–12:1512:15 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:291:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika13:481:48 PM–15:203:20 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya14:132:13 PM–15:443:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta15:083:08 PM–15:573:57 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Amṛta06:056:05 AM–07:387:38 AMgood
Kāla07:387:38 AM–09:109:10 AMavoid
Śubha09:109:10 AM–10:4310:43 AMgood
Roga10:4310:43 AM–12:1512:15 PMavoid
Udvega12:1512:15 PM–13:481:48 PMavoid
Cara13:481:48 PM–15:203:20 PMneutral
Lābha15:203:20 PM–16:534:53 PMgood
Amṛta16:534:53 PM–18:266:26 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:266:26 PM–19:537:53 PMneutral
Roga19:537:53 PM–21:209:20 PMavoid
Kāla21:209:20 PM–22:4810:48 PMavoid
Lābha22:4810:48 PM–24:1512:15+1 AMgood
Udvega24:1512:15+1 AM–25:431:43+1 AMavoid
Śubha25:431:43+1 AM–27:103:10+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:103:10+1 AM–28:374:37+1 AMgood
Cara28:374:37+1 AM–30:056:05+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:056:05 AM to 30:056:05+1 AM

06:056:05 AM sunrise18:266:26 PM sunsetsunrise 30:056:05+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 19:467:46 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 27:573:57+1 AM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Gaṇḍauntil 09:279:27 AM
Vṛddhipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 08:428:42 AM
Bavauntil 19:467:46 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 07:387:38 AM–09:109:10 AM
Abhijit 11:5111:51 AM–12:4012:40 PM
Pradoṣa 18:266:26 PM–19:597:59 PM
Niśītha 23:5111:51 PM–24:3912:39+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.

  1. SunriseSaptamī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:109:10 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  4. VṛddhiYoga: Gaṇḍa ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 12:4012:40 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 12 h 21 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:597:59 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  9. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:3912:39+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī19:467:46 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī27:57 03:573:57 AM TueKṛttikā
YogaGaṇḍa09:279:27 AMVṛddhi
KaraṇaViṣṭi08:428:42 AMBava
VāraSomavāra30:05 06:056:05 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 514
Day length
12 h 21 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
23:4211:42 PM
Moonset
11:2411:24 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:324:32 AM06:056:05 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:324:32 AM05:185:18 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:554:55 AM06:056:05 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:056:05 AM08:338:33 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day07:387:38 AM09:109:10 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:338:33 AM11:0111:01 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day10:4310:43 AM12:1512:15 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5111:51 AM12:4012:40 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5111:51 AM12:3912:39 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:291:29 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:291:29 PM15:573:57 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day13:481:48 PM15:203:20 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra14:132:13 PM15:443:44 PMsixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:192:19 PM15:083:08 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:083:08 PM15:573:57 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:573:57 PM18:266:26 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:266:26 PM19:597:59 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:266:26 PM18:496:49 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:266:26 PM19:357:35 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra23:2211:22 PM24:5412:54+1 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5111:51 PM24:3912:39+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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