Sunday 8 September 1940 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 13:171:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3811:38 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
AlsoRādhāṣṭamī boundary
At sunrise
05:415:41 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3811:38 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:0212:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 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
05:415:41 AM to 29:425:42+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 | Śukla Saptamī | 11:3811:38 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 11:5711:57 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 18:486:48 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:3811:38 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:42 05:425:42 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:344:34 AM | 05:415:41 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:415:41 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3611:36 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:371:37 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:181:18 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:474:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:226:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:414:41 PM | 17:315:31 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:474:47 PM | 18:226:22 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:295:29 PM | 19:037:03 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:226:22 PM | 19:537:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:226:22 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:226:22 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 26:572:57+1 AM | 28:324:32+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |