Wednesday 19 December 2012 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 20:128:12 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:048:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:146:14 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:018:01 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 h 33 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
06:146:14 AM to 30:156:15 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 | Śukla Saptamī | 20:048:04 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Thu | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 21:479:47 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:018:01 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:146:14 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:146:14 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:347:34 AM | 08:538:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1011:10 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:151:15 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:3412:34 PM | 14:412:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:171:17 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:412:41 PM | 16:484:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:484:48 PM | 18:356:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:484:48 PM | 17:155:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:484:48 PM | 18:096:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:309:30 PM | 23:0911:09 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |