Monday 31 March 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 12:2012:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2011:20 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 42 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:275:27 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2011:20 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 69° above S. Day length 12 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
05:275:27 AM to 29:265:26+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 | 11:2011:20 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 15:423:42 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 15:073:07 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:2011:20 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:26 05:265:26 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:543:54 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:543:54 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:275:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:275:27 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:007:00 AM | 08:338:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:2410:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:259:25 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0312:03 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5312:53 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:111:11 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:082:08 PM | 15:423:42 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:322:32 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:213:21 PM | 17:505:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:505:50 PM | 19:227:22 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:505:50 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:505:50 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1411:14 PM | 24:0212:02+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5612:56+1 AM | 26:292:29+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |