Saturday 24 September 2005 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 12:5612:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:561:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:561:56 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46+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 | 13:561:56 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 23:2111:21 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Sun | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:561:56 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:456:45 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:456:45 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:337:33 AM | 08:228:22 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:469:46 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:531:53 PM | 15:363:36 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:172:17 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 25:111:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |