Wednesday 3 September 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 13:471:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3611:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoRādhāṣṭamī determinate
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3611:36 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:2012:20 PM
The Sun 44° above N. Day length 11 h 19 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:396:39+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 | 11:3611:36 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 22:3010:30 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 17:085:08 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:3611:36 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 08:568:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:058:05 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:568:56 AM | 11:1211:12 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:122:12 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:006:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:006:00 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:006:00 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:006:00 PM | 19:167:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:503:50+1 AM | 29:225:22+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |