Wednesday 10 May 2000 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 13:541:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 27 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:545:54 AM
Puṣya gives way to Āśleṣā.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 83° above S. Day length 13 h 15 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:125:12 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 | 11:5211:52 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 05:545:54 AM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 07:087:08 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:5211:52 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 07:517:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:526:52 AM | 08:318:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:517:51 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:116:11 PM | 19:437:43 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:243:24 AM+1 | 28:564:56 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |