Tuesday 2 November 1920 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 02:172:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:0112:01 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach moonrise on either day. Boundary: no day qualifies and the rule does not say what then. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:226:22 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:2710:27 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 41 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
06:226:22 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 24:01 00:0112:01 AM Wed | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 10:2710:27 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 15:283:28 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:071:07 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 06:226:22 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:226:22 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:226:22 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:138:13 AM | 09:429:42 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:308:30 AM | 09:139:13 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:029:02 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:4311:43 AM | 13:031:03 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4712:47 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:301:30 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:232:23 PM | 15:433:43 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:552:55 PM | 17:035:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:035:03 PM | 18:506:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:035:03 PM | 17:305:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:035:03 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:585:58 PM | 19:287:28 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2310:23 PM | 23:1711:17 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:592:59 AM+1 | 28:304:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |