Thursday 25 August 2005 · Queens, New York, United States
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 23:0411:04 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0211:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5710:57 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5712:57 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 13 h 22 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17+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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 23:0211:02 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 11:0811:08 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 19:237:23 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:5710:57 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:166:16 AM | 07:567:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:176:17 AM | 07:547:54 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:172:17 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:372:37 PM | 16:174:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:113:11 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:044:04 PM | 16:584:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:584:58 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3911:39 PM | 25:191:19+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3312:33+1 AM | 25:211:21+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |