Friday 16 July 2021 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 21:379:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:058:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:538:53 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 12 h 25 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:346:34 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 20:058:05 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 18:076:07 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 22:5310:53 PM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:538:53 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:34 06:346:34 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:078:07 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:539:53 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:511:51 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:121:12 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:012:01 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:512:51 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:533:53 PM | 17:265:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 18:596:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:596:59 PM | 20:328:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:596:59 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:596:59 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 25:111:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:461:46 AM+1 | 27:173:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |