Monday 1 May 2028 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 19:597:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:226:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
04:584:58 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:137:13 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:3111:31 AM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 13 h 06 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
04:584:58 AM to 28:574:57 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 | 18:226:22 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 27:12 03:123:12 AM Tue | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 19:557:55 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:137:13 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:57 04:574:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:313:31 AM | 04:584:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:313:31 AM | 04:144:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:523:52 AM | 04:584:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:584:58 AM | 07:357:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 08:148:14 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:357:35 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:3111:31 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0511:05 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0711:07 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:241:24 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:5012:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5012:50 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:352:35 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 18:046:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:046:04 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:046:04 PM | 18:266:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:046:04 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:049:04 PM | 22:3610:36 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0711:07 PM | 23:5511:55 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |