Saturday 11 August 2001 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 14:452:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:403:40 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:026:02 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:241:24 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 56 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
06:026:02 AM to 30:036:03 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 | 15:403:40 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Sun | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 13:241:24 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:403:40 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:03 06:036:03 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:026:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:026:02 AM | 08:498:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:026:02 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:026:02 AM | 06:586:58 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:586:58 AM | 07:547:54 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:498:49 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:222:22 PM | 16:034:03 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:294:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:199:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:587:58 PM | 20:188:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:587:58 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 26:082:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |