Thursday 18 September 2003 · Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 12:2512:25 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:552:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3211:32 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
11:2911:29 AM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 12 h 24 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:185:18+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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 14:552:55 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 11:3211:32 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 28:30 04:304:30 AM Fri | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:552:55 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:18 05:185:18 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:304:30 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:175:17 AM | 06:506:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:567:56 AM | 09:449:44 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:259:25 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0411:04 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4312:43 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:352:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:222:22 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:123:12 PM | 17:415:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:415:41 PM | 19:147:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:415:41 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:415:41 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:465:46 PM | 19:337:33 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0511:05 PM | 23:5311:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:284:28+1 AM | 30:156:15+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |