Saturday 12 February 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 00:3812:38 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 23:1311:13 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 83 of 83 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5811:58 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:341:34 PM
The Sun 66° above N. Day length 13 h 37 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:476:47 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 | 23:1311:13 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 29:08 05:085:08 AM Sun | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 19:147:14 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 11:5811:58 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:299:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:456:45 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:456:45 AM | 07:407:40 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:407:40 AM | 08:348:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:299:29 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:101:10 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:562:56 PM | 17:395:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:153:15 PM | 16:484:48 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:163:16 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:503:50 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:395:39 PM | 20:238:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:238:23 PM | 21:469:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:238:23 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:238:23 PM | 21:259:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 26:032:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:111:11 AM+1 | 25:591:59 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |