Thursday 8 May 2003 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 02:542:54 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:043:04 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:145:14 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:026:02 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
05:145:14 AM to 29:135:13 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 27:04 03:043:04 AM Fri | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 24:28 00:2812:28 AM Fri | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 06:026:02 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 15:053:05 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:473:47 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:473:47 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:094:09 AM | 05:145:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:145:14 AM | 07:527:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:145:14 AM | 06:536:53 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:517:51 AM | 09:319:31 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:527:52 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:328:32 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:389:38 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:291:29 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:473:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:473:47 PM | 18:266:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:495:49 PM | 19:297:29 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:266:26 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:266:26 PM | 18:476:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:266:26 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |