Wednesday 7 December 2005 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 21:429:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:347:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:3212:32 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:396:39+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 | 19:347:34 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 26:24 02:242:24 AM Thu | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 17:285:28 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:368:36 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3310:33 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:3212:32 PM | 14:012:01 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:431:43 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:367:36 PM | 21:079:07 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09+1 AM | 24:5712:57+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |