Monday 16 August 2010 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 11:0111:01 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:389:38 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:285:28 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:389:38 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 59 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
05:285:28 AM to 29:285:28+1 AM
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 | 09:389:38 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 27:42 03:423:42 AM Tue | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 27:40 03:403:40 AM Tue | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 09:389:38 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:224:22 AM | 05:285:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:285:28 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:438:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:229:22 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 15:123:12 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:592:59 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 19:557:55 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 | 19:337:33 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:566:56 PM | 20:328:32 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |