Friday 30 August 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 21:499:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:4511:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5110:51 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 43° above N. Day length 11 h 11 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:446:44 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 | 23:4511:45 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Sat | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Sat | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:5110:51 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:009:00 AM | 09:459:45 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4512:45 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:124:12 PM | 17:585:58 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:397:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5611:56 PM | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:462:46 AM+1 | 28:324:32 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |