Monday 23 August 2004 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 10:3410:34 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:059:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:059:05 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:2312:23 PM
The Sun 41° above N. Day length 10 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:546:54+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 | 09:059:05 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 14:252:25 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 25:27 01:271:27 AM Tue | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:059:05 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0111:01 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:562:56 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 17:515:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:515:51 PM | 19:357:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:515:51 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:515:51 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:136:13 PM | 19:447:44 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:203:20+1 AM | 28:514:51+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |