Saturday 11 August 2001 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 23:1511:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 24:1012:10 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4711:47 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 38 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:216:21 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 | 24:10 00:1012:10 AM Sun | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 12:4712:47 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 21:549:54 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4711:47 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:206:20 AM | 08:028:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:206:20 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:157:15 AM | 08:098:09 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:298:29 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:459:45 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:312:31 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:344:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:263:26 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 19:587:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:587:58 PM | 21:219:21 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:587:58 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:587:58 PM | 21:019:01 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5210:52 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |