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Thursday 18 May 2017 · Georgetown, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 07:027:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:138:13 AM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:365:36 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

08:138:13 AM

Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 77° above N. Day length 12 h 26 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonGeorgetown11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Kṛttikā and the Moon 266° ahead of it, in Dhaniṣṭhā, 54% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 266° falls in Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:034:03 AM–04:504:50 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:274:27 AM–05:365:36 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya13:531:53 PM–14:432:43 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla14:182:18 PM–16:004:00 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:256:25 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:127:12 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:365:36 AM–07:097:09 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:438:43 AM–10:1610:16 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta09:459:45 AM–10:3410:34 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:221:22 PM–14:562:56 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta14:432:43 PM–15:333:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Śubha05:365:36 AM–07:097:09 AMgood
Roga07:097:09 AM–08:438:43 AMavoid
Udvega08:438:43 AM–10:1610:16 AMavoid
Cara10:1610:16 AM–11:4911:49 AMneutral
Lābha11:4911:49 AM–13:221:22 PMgood
Amṛta13:221:22 PM–14:562:56 PMgood
Kāla14:562:56 PM–16:294:29 PMavoid
Śubha16:294:29 PM–18:026:02 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta18:026:02 PM–19:297:29 PMgood
Cara19:297:29 PM–20:568:56 PMneutral
Roga20:568:56 PM–22:2210:22 PMavoid
Kāla22:2210:22 PM–23:4911:49 PMavoid
Lābha23:4911:49 PM–25:161:16 AM+1good
Udvega25:161:16 AM+1–26:422:42 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:422:42 AM+1–28:094:09 AM+1good
Amṛta28:094:09 AM+1–29:365:36 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:365:36 AM to 29:365:36 AM+1

05:365:36 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 29:365:36 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Saptamīuntil 08:138:13 AM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Dhaniṣṭhāuntil 25:181:18 AM+1
Śatabhiṣāpast sunrise
Yoga
Brahmauntil 11:5011:50 AM
Indrapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 08:138:13 AM
Bālavauntil 20:338:33 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:2411:24 AM–12:1412:14 PM
Rāhu kāla 13:221:22 PM–14:562:56 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:357:35 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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.

  1. SunriseSaptamī holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. AbhijitUntil 12:1412:14 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  5. IndraYoga: Brahma ends.
  6. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:562:56 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  7. SunsetDay length 12 h 26 m.
  8. PradoṣaUntil 19:357:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. ŚatabhiṣāNakṣatra: Dhaniṣṭhā ends.
  12. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī08:138:13 AMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraDhaniṣṭhā25:18 01:181:18 AM FriŚatabhiṣā
YogaBrahma11:5011:50 AMIndra
KaraṇaBava08:138:13 AMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:36 05:365:36 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Vaiśākha
Month, pūrṇimānta
Jyeṣṭha
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2074
Śaka
1939
Kali
5118
Ahargaṇa
1 869 426
Day length
12 h 26 m
Sun in
Vṛṣabha
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
24:2112:21 AM+1
Moonset
11:4111:41 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:034:03 AM05:365:36 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:034:03 AM04:504:50 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:274:27 AM05:365:36 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:365:36 AM08:058:05 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:365:36 AM07:097:09 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:058:05 AM10:3410:34 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:438:43 AM10:1610:16 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta09:459:45 AM10:3410:34 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:2411:24 AM12:1412:14 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:041:04 PM15:333:33 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:221:22 PM14:562:56 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:531:53 PM14:432:43 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:182:18 PM16:004:00 PMsixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta14:432:43 PM15:333:33 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:333:33 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:357:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:256:25 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:127:12 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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