Wednesday 20 September 2000 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 19:057:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:245:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:225:22 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:176:17 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:2711:27 AM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 10 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
05:225:22 AM to 29:225:22+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 | 17:245:24 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 09:169:16 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 19:227:22 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:176:17 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:473:47 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:473:47 AM | 04:354:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:225:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:225:22 AM | 07:487:48 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:116:11 AM | 07:437:43 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:536:53 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:487:48 AM | 10:1410:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:569:56 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5111:51 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:291:29 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:372:37 PM | 16:084:08 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 17:325:32 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:325:32 PM | 19:077:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:325:32 PM | 17:565:56 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:325:32 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0311:03 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4611:46 PM | 25:181:18+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |