Monday 29 December 2003 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 23:5611:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:2812:28 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0612:06 PM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
11:5511:55 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 24:28 00:2812:28 AM Tue | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 15:553:55 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 15:403:40 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 12:0612:06 PM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:165:16 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 08:448:44 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:397:39 AM | 09:189:18 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:169:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:448:44 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3510:35 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5912:59 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:151:15 PM | 14:342:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:411:41 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:242:24 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 17:135:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:135:13 PM | 19:007:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:135:13 PM | 17:405:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:135:13 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:092:09 AM+1 | 27:523:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |