Saturday 20 August 2011 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 03:403:40 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:565:56 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:504:50 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 83° above N. Day length 12 h 17 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:366:36 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 | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Sun | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 27:21 03:213:21 AM Sun | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 20:138:13 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:504:50 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 08:088:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:366:36 AM | 07:257:25 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:257:25 AM | 08:148:14 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:409:40 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:1511:15 AM | 13:021:02 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:268:26 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 | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:599:59 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 25:081:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |