Thursday 17 March 2005 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 10:0510:05 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:4711:47 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4711:47 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:4712:47 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:456:45+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 | Śukla Saptamī | 11:4711:47 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | past sunrise | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | past sunrise | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:4711:47 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:168:16 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4710:47 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:111:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:483:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:496:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:496:49 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:496:49 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:496:49 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:419:41 PM | 23:2711:27 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2312:23+1 AM | 25:111:11+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |