Thursday 2 September 1999 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 16:414:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:252:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0811:08 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 12 h 37 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
05:345:34 AM to 29:355:35 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 | 14:252:25 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 14:552:55 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 11:0811:08 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:252:25 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:345:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:345:34 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:345:34 AM | 07:097:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:479:47 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:102:10 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:591:59 PM | 14:492:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:492:49 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:427:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |