Saturday 11 August 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 04:454:45 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:405:40 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:175:17 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2512:25 PM
The Sun 37° above N. Day length 10 h 30 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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07:107:10 AM to 31:097:09 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 | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Sun | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 18:176:17 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 27:24 03:243:24 AM Sun | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:175:17 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:09 07:097:09 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:225:22 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:225:22 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:495:49 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:298:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:107:10 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:527:52 AM | 08:348:34 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:0711:07 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3210:32 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:4712:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:591:59 PM | 15:423:42 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:297:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:086:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | 24:4912:49 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:224:22 AM+1 | 30:036:03 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |