Tuesday 19 August 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 14:312:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:015:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:501:50 PM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 82° above S. Day length 12 h 47 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:196:19 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 | 17:015:01 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 18:016:01 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 13:501:50 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:015:01 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:345:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:439:43 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:309:30 AM | 11:0611:06 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:3612:36 PM | 14:242:24 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:182:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:543:54 PM | 17:305:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:334:33 PM | 19:067:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:067:06 PM | 20:368:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:067:06 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:067:06 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |