Sunday 28 March 2004 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 04:044:04 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:376:37 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:376:37 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 86° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 06:376:37 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | past sunrise | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 08:278:27 AM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 06:376:37 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5811:58 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:442:44 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:363:36 PM | 18:026:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:254:25 PM | 17:145:14 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 18:026:02 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:026:02 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:026:02 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:026:02 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:127:12 PM | 20:598:59 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |