Saturday 13 March 2004 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 09:109:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:037:03 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:037:03 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:5012:50 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 04 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:486:48 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 | 07:037:03 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 18:306:30 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 24:14 00:1412:14 AM Sun | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:037:03 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:48 06:486:48 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:486:48 AM | 08:198:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:486:48 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:367:36 AM | 08:258:25 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:1310:13 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:022:02 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 15:513:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:042:04 AM+1 | 27:353:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |