Thursday 5 October 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 06:286:28 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:448:44 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 51 of 51 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahāṣṭamīDurga Ashtami determinate
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 57° above N. Day length 12 h 38 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
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06:506:50 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 08:448:44 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 11:1311:13 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 20:498:49 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 08:448:44 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:506:50 AM | 08:258:25 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:269:26 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:184:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:064:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:064:06 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:287:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:287:28 PM | 20:598:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:287:28 PM | 19:507:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:287:28 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0310:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |