Saturday 20 November 1909 · Erbil, Iraq
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 10:0510:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:079:07 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:079:07 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 08 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 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 | 09:079:07 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 23:0111:01 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 19:517:51 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:079:07 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:426:42 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:426:42 AM | 07:237:23 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:237:23 AM | 08:048:04 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5312:53 PM | 14:272:27 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:182:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:082:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:492:49 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:416:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:185:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:525:52 AM+1 | 31:237:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |