Tuesday 31 August 1976 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 22:1010:10 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:028:02 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:365:36 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:508:50 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 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
05:365:36 AM to 29:365:36+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 | 20:028:02 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 10:3810:38 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 08:508:50 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:049:04 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:074:07 AM | 05:365:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:074:07 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:365:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:365:36 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:118:11 AM | 09:039:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:508:50 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0412:04 PM | 13:411:41 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:262:26 PM | 15:583:58 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:193:19 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5810:58 PM | 23:4311:43 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3411:34 PM | 25:051:05+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |