Tuesday 22 August 1905 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 18:226:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:368:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:235:23 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:327:32 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 18 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
05:235:23 AM to 29:245:24 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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 20:368:36 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 13:121:12 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 26:38 02:382:38 AM Wed | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:327:32 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:583:58 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:583:58 AM | 04:404:40 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:194:19 AM | 05:235:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:235:23 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:497:49 AM | 09:379:37 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:038:03 AM | 08:568:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:428:42 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:421:42 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 17:015:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:416:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:416:41 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:416:41 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:416:41 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5810:58 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:282:28 AM+1 | 28:144:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |