Thursday 8 May 2003 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 19:547:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:048:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:465:46 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:058:05 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:5212:52 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 14 h 12 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
05:465:46 AM to 29:455:45 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 | 20:048:04 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 17:285:28 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 22:0410:04 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:058:05 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 05:465:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:465:46 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:465:46 AM | 07:337:33 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:199:19 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3010:30 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4910:49 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 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 | 14:172:17 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:114:11 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:085:08 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:169:16 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 | 20:578:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 25:161:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |