Wednesday 19 September 2007 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 05:015:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:007:00 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:415:41 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:007:00 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
05:415:41 AM to 29:415:41 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 | 07:007:00 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 15:053:05 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Thu | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 07:007:00 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:415:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:415:41 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:127:12 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:181:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:491:49 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:287:28 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4211:42 PM | 25:261:26 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |