Thursday 9 August 2012 · Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 08:588:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1111:11 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1111:11 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 00 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:136:13+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 | 11:1111:11 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | past sunrise | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 17:245:24 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:1111:11 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:13 06:136:13 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:075:07 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:488:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:126:12 AM | 07:507:50 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:488:48 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 11:0511:05 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:3210:32 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:202:20 PM | 15:573:57 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:342:34 PM | 16:224:22 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:443:44 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:364:36 PM | 19:127:12 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:127:12 PM | 20:418:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:127:12 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:127:12 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1912:19+1 AM | 25:071:07+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:231:23+1 AM | 27:113:11+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |