Tuesday 2 October 2007 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 21:369:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:467:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 21 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:416:41 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:3012:30 PM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28+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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 19:467:46 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 15:033:03 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 06:416:41 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:368:36 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:426:42 AM | 08:138:13 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:419:41 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:3012:30 PM | 14:002:00 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:421:42 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:312:31 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:074:07 PM | 18:326:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:326:32 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:326:32 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:326:32 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:4812:48+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1811:18 PM | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0612:06+1 AM | 24:5412:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:424:42+1 AM | 30:156:15+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |