Sunday 17 November 1996 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 13:211:21 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:1111:11 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:107:10 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 11 h 50 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM
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 | 11:1111:11 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 07:107:10 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 10:0110:01 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:1111:11 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:4912:49 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:551:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:371:37 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:233:23 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:216:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:464:46 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:524:52 PM | 18:216:21 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:216:21 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:216:21 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:216:21 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:008:00 PM | 21:319:31 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |