Tuesday 28 September 1926 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 08:428:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:508:50 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:158:15 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52+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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 08:508:50 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 11:0211:02 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 08:158:15 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:508:50 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:158:15 AM | 09:039:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:518:51 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:201:20 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:501:50 PM | 14:372:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:492:49 PM | 16:194:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:253:25 PM | 17:495:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:495:49 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:495:49 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:495:49 PM | 19:017:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:008:00 PM | 21:439:43 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:3810:38 PM | 23:2611:26 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:591:59+1 AM | 27:423:42+1 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |