Thursday 18 November 1920 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 08:248:24 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3910:39 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3910:39 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:4511:45 AM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 13 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:396:39 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 | 10:3910:39 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Fri | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 29:14 05:145:14 AM Fri | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3910:39 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:39 06:396:39 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:484:48 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:484:48 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:386:38 AM | 07:557:55 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:567:56 AM | 09:419:41 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:119:11 AM | 10:2810:28 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0210:02 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:182:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:261:26 PM | 14:072:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:072:07 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:482:48 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:416:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:185:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:146:14 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:306:30 PM | 20:158:15 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2111:21 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |