Thursday 31 August 2006 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 12:2712:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:381:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:345:34 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:381:38 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 h 39 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 29:345:34 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 | 13:381:38 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | past sunrise | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 27:54 03:543:54 AM Fri | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:381:38 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:34 05:345:34 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 |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:009:00 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:479:47 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:033:03 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:502:50 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:413:41 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:087:08 PM | 20:508:50 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |