Thursday 10 August 1944 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 20:418:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:436:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:387:38 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 13 h 06 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:325:32 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 | 18:436:43 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 09:219:21 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:236:23 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:387:38 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:32 05:325:32 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:315:31 AM | 07:097:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 05:355:35 AM | 07:067:06 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:539:53 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:083:08 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:376:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:376:37 PM | 20:098:09 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:376:37 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:376:37 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:376:37 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:533:53 AM+1 | 29:255:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |