Thursday 30 October 2014 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 13:411:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:4911:49 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 11 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:156:15 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
11:3611:36 AM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 11 h 53 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:405:40 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 | 11:4911:49 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 16:484:48 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 06:156:15 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:4911:49 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:514:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:274:27 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:028:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:405:40 AM | 07:097:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:028:02 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:388:38 AM | 10:0710:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:379:37 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:051:05 PM | 14:342:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:232:23 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:335:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:335:33 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:335:33 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:335:33 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:348:34 PM | 22:0410:04 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1211:12 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:365:36 AM+1 | 31:067:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |