Thursday 14 May 1959 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 03:483:48 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:124:12+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:577:57 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 14 h 23 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:395:39+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 | 28:12 04:124:12 AM Fri | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 13:361:36 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 07:577:57 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 16:054:05 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:39 05:395:39 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:405:40 AM | 07:287:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:496:49 AM | 08:318:31 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2812:28 PM | 13:161:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:182:18 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:134:13 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 20:048:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:048:04 PM | 21:209:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:048:04 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:048:04 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2712:27+1 AM | 25:151:15+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:502:50+1 AM | 28:294:29+1 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |