Wednesday 25 March 1908 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 08:078:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:496:49 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:306:30 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 09 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:106:10 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 | 06:496:49 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 20:318:31 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 06:306:30 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 06:496:49 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:10 06:106:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:427:42 AM | 09:139:13 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:461:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:202:20 PM | 15:533:53 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:206:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:206:20 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:206:20 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:206:20 PM | 19:317:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:586:58 PM | 20:318:31 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:385:38 AM+1 | 31:097:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |