Saturday 25 August 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 18:506:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:016:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:016:01 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 41° above N. Day length 11 h 00 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:516:51 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 | 18:016:01 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 19:527:52 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 28:19 04:194:19 AM Sun | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 18:016:01 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:536:53 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:536:53 AM | 07:377:37 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:377:37 AM | 08:218:21 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:413:41 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |