Monday 20 July 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 18:006:00 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:336:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:425:42 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:116:11 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 14 h 40 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
05:425:42 AM to 29:425:42 AM+1
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 | 18:336:33 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 09:409:40 AM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 09:079:07 AM | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:116:11 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:274:27 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:425:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:425:42 AM | 08:388:38 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:327:32 AM | 09:229:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:388:38 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3212:32 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:311:31 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:414:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:274:27 PM | 17:255:25 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:255:25 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:136:13 PM | 19:567:56 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:408:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:189:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:294:29 AM+1 | 30:116:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |