Friday 21 December 2001 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 02:092:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:424:42+1 AM.
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
07:117:11 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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 30:466:46+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 | 28:42 04:424:42 AM Sat | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 07:117:11 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 21:219:21 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 15:263:26 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:325:32 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:148:14 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 09:549:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1111:11 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:021:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:222:22 PM | 16:104:10 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:372:37 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:363:36 PM | 17:045:04 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15+1 AM | 25:031:03+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:091:09+1 AM | 26:572:57+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |