Friday 30 August 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 17:195:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:157:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
19:157:15 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:3912:39 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 35 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 19:157:15 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 24:54 00:5412:54 AM Sat | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 24:52 00:5212:52 AM Sat | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 19:157:15 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:538:53 AM | 09:439:43 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:0511:05 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4211:42 AM | 13:281:28 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:031:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:551:55 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:225:22 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:264:26 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:288:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1610:16 PM | 24:0212:02 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1512:15 AM+1 | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |