Wednesday 13 January 1909 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 06:176:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:368:36 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Makara on this day, before sunset. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMakara Saṅkrānti determinate
At sunrise
07:107:10 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
19:297:29 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 57 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
07:107:10 AM to 31:107:10 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 | past sunrise | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 29:35 05:355:35 AM Thu | Citrā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 22:0810:08 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:297:29 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 31:10 07:107:10 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:107:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:455:45 AM | 07:107:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:107:10 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:248:24 AM | 09:399:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:5410:54 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 | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:231:23 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1112:11 PM | 13:581:58 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:073:07 PM | 17:075:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:075:07 PM | 18:596:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:075:07 PM | 17:355:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:075:07 PM | 18:316:31 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5410:54 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |