Saturday 25 August 2001 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 11:5011:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:0111:01 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0111:01 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 48 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:125:12+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 | 11:0111:01 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 12:5212:52 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 21:199:19 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:0111:01 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:423:42 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:423:42 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:125:12 AM | 06:486:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:125:12 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:036:03 AM | 06:546:54 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:441:44 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:005:00 PM | 18:396:39 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:542:54+1 AM | 28:334:33+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |