Wednesday 19 August 2026 · Queens, New York, United States
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 08:218:21 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:509:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:106:10 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:509:50 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 13 h 37 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
06:106:10 AM to 30:116:11 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 | 09:509:50 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 23:3811:38 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 18:146:14 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:509:50 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:11 06:116:11 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:106:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:106:10 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:527:52 AM | 09:349:34 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5912:59 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:591:59 PM | 15:443:44 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:202:20 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:064:06 AM+1 | 29:535:53 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |