Thursday 12 September 2013 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 10:5410:54 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:089:08 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:195:19 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:086:08 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
11:3011:30 AM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 h 22 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
05:195:19 AM to 29:195:19 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 | 09:089:08 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 26:52 02:522:52 AM Fri | Mūla |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 06:086:08 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:089:08 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:19 05:195:19 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:324:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:094:09 AM | 05:195:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:195:19 AM | 07:477:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:195:19 AM | 06:526:52 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:477:47 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 09:579:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:259:25 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:269:26 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0611:06 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4412:44 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:232:23 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:133:13 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:316:31 PM | 20:028:02 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0611:06 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |