Thursday 24 August 1978 · Luanda, Angola
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 00:0312:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:4212:42 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1712:17 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 70° above N. Day length 11 h 52 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:136:13 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.
at sunrise, and what follows
| Aṅga | At sunrise | Until | Then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tithi | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 24:42 00:4212:42 AM Fri | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 14:442:44 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 25:08 01:081:08 AM Fri | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1712:17 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:136:13 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:449:44 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:1110:11 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:562:56 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:437:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:306:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:353:35 AM+1 | 29:185:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |