Sunday 23 August 1970 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 13:101:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:1512:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:355:35 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 15 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:305:30 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 | 12:1512:15 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 05:355:35 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 17:495:49 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:1512:15 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:034:03 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:034:03 AM | 04:464:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:461:46 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:263:26 PM | 17:055:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:446:44 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:584:58 PM | 17:515:51 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:055:05 PM | 18:446:44 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:455:45 PM | 19:237:23 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:446:44 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:446:44 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:446:44 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:293:29 AM+1 | 29:075:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |