Monday 14 April 1997 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 05:585:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:097:09 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:135:13 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:097:09 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:3411:34 AM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 12 h 43 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
05:135:13 AM to 29:125:12+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 | 07:097:09 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 24:42 00:4212:42 AM Tue | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 22:3410:34 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:097:09 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:433:43 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:433:43 AM | 04:284:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:135:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:135:13 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:486:48 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:599:59 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:201:20 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:322:32 PM | 15:233:23 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:233:23 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:267:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0410:04 PM | 23:4911:49 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1011:10 PM | 23:5811:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |