Monday 2 February 2009 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 21:519:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:548:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 83 of 83 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:269:26 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:301:30 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 13 h 35 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44+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 | 20:548:54 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 20:068:06 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śubha | 25:56 01:561:56 AM Tue | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:269:26 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:195:19 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:258:25 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:342:34 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:031:03 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:061:06 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:571:57 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:512:51 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:544:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:463:46 PM | 16:404:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:094:09 PM | 17:435:43 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:404:40 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:345:34 PM | 20:178:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:178:17 PM | 21:419:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:178:17 PM | 20:388:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:178:17 PM | 21:209:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:061:06+1 AM | 25:541:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:225:22+1 AM | 30:556:55+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |