Wednesday 18 August 2060 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 12:3612:36 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:2410:24 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:095:09 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0510:05 AM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
11:3811:38 AM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 12 h 56 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
05:095:09 AM to 29:105:10+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 | 10:2410:24 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 12:3012:30 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 10:0510:05 AM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:2410:24 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:10 05:105:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:413:41 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:413:41 AM | 04:254:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:034:03 AM | 05:095:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:095:09 AM | 07:457:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:248:24 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:457:45 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:597:59 AM | 09:299:29 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0110:01 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:1211:12 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 |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:286:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:127:12 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 | 23:5611:56 PM | 25:271:27+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |