Friday 18 December 2015 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 13:491:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0912:09 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 20 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:065:06 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0912:09 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 14 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
05:065:06 AM to 29:065:06+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 | Śukla Saptamī | 12:0912:09 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 25:01 01:011:01 AM Sat | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 21:159:15 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:0912:09 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:483:48 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:483:48 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:065:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:065:06 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:536:53 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:577:57 AM | 08:548:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:148:14 AM | 09:469:46 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:381:38 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:463:46 PM | 17:335:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:294:29 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:235:23 PM | 18:556:55 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |