Tuesday 19 August 2003 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 05:015:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:317:31 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:475:47 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:317:31 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 84° above N. Day length 12 h 19 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
05:475:47 AM to 29:475:47+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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 07:317:31 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 08:318:31 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Wed | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:317:31 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:134:13 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:475:47 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:475:47 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:158:15 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:383:38 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0310:03 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4610:46 PM | 23:3311:33 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |