Saturday 17 October 2026 · Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 21:259:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:5911:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4210:42 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:2612:26 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 23:5911:59 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 28:19 04:194:19 AM Sun | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 14:332:33 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:4210:42 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:276:27 AM | 07:577:57 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:276:27 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:157:15 AM | 08:038:03 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0212:02 PM | 12:5012:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0612:06 PM | 13:541:54 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:263:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:256:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:256:25 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:256:25 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:256:25 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5510:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |