Wednesday 20 September 2000 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 20:358:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:546:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:477:47 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 13 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
06:516:51 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 18:546:54 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 10:4610:46 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 20:528:52 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:477:47 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:189:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:417:41 AM | 09:139:13 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:238:23 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:189:18 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:5712:57 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:592:59 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:074:07 PM | 17:385:38 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:374:37 PM | 19:047:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:047:04 PM | 20:388:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:047:04 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:047:04 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 25:481:48 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |