Friday 17 September 1999 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 08:558:55 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2211:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2211:22 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:5912:59 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:496:49 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 | 11:2211:22 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 23:1811:18 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Prīti | 15:593:59 PM | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:2211:22 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:49 06:496:49 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:155:15 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:218:21 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:169:16 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:5912:59 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:231:23 PM | 14:132:13 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:251:25 PM | 15:133:13 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:132:13 PM | 16:414:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:023:02 PM | 15:523:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:044:04 PM | 17:375:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:414:41 PM | 19:097:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:097:09 PM | 20:438:43 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:097:09 PM | 19:337:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:097:09 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 25:231:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |