Thursday 22 September 2016 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 21:589:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:497:49 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 22 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:018:01 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:3312:33 PM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 19:497:49 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 08:018:01 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 14:442:44 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:508:50 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 08:018:01 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:329:32 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3210:32 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0912:09 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:211:21 PM | 14:532:53 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:342:34 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:233:23 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:118:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2910:29 PM | 24:0112:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |