Wednesday 13 September 2006 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 20:388:38 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:327:32 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:445:44 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:008:00 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 87° above S. Day length 12 h 10 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
05:445:44 AM to 29:435:43+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 | 19:327:32 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 23:3611:36 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 22:3810:38 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:008:00 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:445:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:445:44 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:157:15 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1710:17 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:413:41 PM | 17:165:16 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:287:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:268:26 PM | 22:0110:01 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:185:18+1 AM | 30:566:56+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |