Friday 30 August 2002 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 16:194:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:156:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:156:15 PM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 13 h 00 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:356:35 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 | 18:156:15 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 23:5411:54 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 23:5211:52 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:156:15 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:35 06:356:35 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:128:12 AM | 09:509:50 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:119:11 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4210:42 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:311:31 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 16:594:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:204:20 PM | 17:575:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:594:59 PM | 19:357:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:357:35 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:357:35 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:357:35 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:169:16 PM | 23:0211:02 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 25:291:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |