Thursday 4 April 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 08:408:40 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:418:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:536:53 AM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 74° 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 08:418:41 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 06:536:53 AM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Fri | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:418:41 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 08:038:03 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3810:38 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:152:15 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:462:46 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:546:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:015:01 PM | 18:436:43 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:546:54 PM | 20:278:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:546:54 PM | 19:177:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:546:54 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:103:10 AM+1 | 28:514:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |