Saturday 5 December 1970 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 15:023:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:051:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:051:05 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 32° above S. Day length 9 h 51 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
06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00 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 | 13:051:05 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 24:21 00:2112:21 AM Sun | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 19:167:16 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 13:051:05 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:596:59 AM | 08:138:13 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:596:59 AM | 07:387:38 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:387:38 AM | 08:188:18 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:268:26 AM | 09:579:57 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:279:27 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:232:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:504:50 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:504:50 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:504:50 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:504:50 PM | 18:156:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:325:32 PM | 19:037:03 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:246:24 AM+1 | 31:557:55 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |