Sunday 16 December 2007 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 19:307:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:506:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:147:14 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 44 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 18:506:50 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 10:3510:35 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 10:0710:07 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:147:14 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:178:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:178:17 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:161:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:451:45 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:405:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:064:06 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:124:12 PM | 17:405:40 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:524:52 PM | 18:276:27 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:405:40 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:405:40 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:405:40 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:192:19 AM+1 | 27:533:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |