Friday 16 December 1977 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 04:574:57 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:114:11 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:284:28 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 10 h 45 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
07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01 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 | 28:11 04:114:11 AM Sat | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 18:336:33 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 17:015:01 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 16:284:28 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:099:09 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0211:02 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3011:30 AM | 13:041:04 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:363:36 PM | 17:445:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:445:44 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:445:44 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:445:44 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 26:402:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |