Monday 7 November 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 11:1711:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:1012:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1012:10 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 39° above S. Day length 10 h 34 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
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06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21+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 | 12:1012:10 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 27:18 03:183:18 AM Tue | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 24:04 00:0412:04 AM Tue | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 12:1012:10 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:324:32 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:324:32 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:268:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:256:25 AM | 08:058:05 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 08:588:58 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:268:26 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:152:15 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:231:23 PM | 14:052:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:052:05 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:472:47 PM | 16:544:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:264:26 PM | 18:066:06 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:544:54 PM | 18:426:42 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:544:54 PM | 17:215:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:544:54 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |