Wednesday 15 December 1999 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 15:053:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:473:47 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:439:43 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 15:473:47 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 09:439:43 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 11:2911:29 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:473:47 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:378:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:099:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:378:37 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2810:28 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4811:48 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:592:59 PM | 17:065:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:184:18 PM | 17:575:57 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:065:06 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:065:06 PM | 17:335:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:065:06 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:102:10 AM+1 | 27:493:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |