Saturday 21 October 2023 · Queens, New York, United States
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 13:551:55 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:2412:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 44 of 44 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
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At sunrise
07:137:13 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2410:24 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:4012:40 PM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 53 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
07:137:13 AM to 31:147:14+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 | 12:2412:24 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:2410:24 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 15:063:06 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:2412:24 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:14 07:147:14 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:285:28 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:285:28 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:555:55 AM | 07:137:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:137:13 AM | 09:249:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:137:13 AM | 08:358:35 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:137:13 AM | 07:577:57 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:577:57 AM | 08:408:40 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:249:24 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:451:45 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:012:01 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:292:29 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:016:01 PM | 19:327:32 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:517:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 25:041:04+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:093:09+1 AM | 28:404:40+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |