Wednesday 13 February 2008 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 21:469:46 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:387:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 102 of 102 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:296:29 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:438:43 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 16 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
06:296:29 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 19:387:38 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 23:3011:30 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 12:0712:07 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:438:43 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:296:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:296:29 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:547:54 AM | 09:189:18 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:589:58 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:4310:43 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:596:59 PM | 20:308:30 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |