Tuesday 19 August 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 13:311:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:014:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5012:50 PM
Vṛddhi gives way to Dhruva.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 13 h 23 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 16:014:01 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 17:015:01 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 12:5012:50 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:014:01 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:235:23 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 09:079:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:079:07 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:079:07 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:479:47 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:241:24 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:482:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:282:28 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:154:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:294:29 PM | 18:096:09 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:497:49 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:497:49 PM | 21:149:14 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:497:49 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:497:49 PM | 20:538:53 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0412:04 AM+1 | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |