Saturday 9 September 1978 · Luanda, Angola
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 18:376:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:135:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:314:31 PM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 76° above N. Day length 11 h 59 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 17:135:13 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 16:314:31 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 22:2310:23 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 17:135:13 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:294:29 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:294:29 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:534:53 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:056:05 AM | 07:357:35 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:056:05 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:246:24 AM | 07:577:57 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:536:53 AM | 07:417:41 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:5310:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:059:05 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:341:34 PM | 15:043:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:042:04 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:529:52 PM | 23:2311:23 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |