Monday 29 August 1960 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 11:4811:48 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1710:17 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:355:35 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:575:57 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 13 h 23 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
05:355:35 AM to 29:365:36+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 | 10:1710:17 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 27:25 03:253:25 AM Tue | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 05:575:57 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:1710:17 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:355:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:355:35 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:157:15 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:198:19 AM | 09:519:51 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3610:36 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:561:56 PM | 15:373:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:302:30 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:233:23 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:295:29 PM | 19:017:01 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:228:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 20:018:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |