Wednesday 20 October 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 16:514:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:332:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 44 of 44 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:166:16 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:111:11 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 07 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
06:166:16 AM to 30:166:16 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 | 14:332:33 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 13:111:11 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 18:196:19 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 14:332:33 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:584:58 AM | 06:166:16 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:166:16 AM | 08:298:29 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:397:39 AM | 09:029:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:298:29 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:428:42 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:401:40 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:093:09 PM | 17:225:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:225:22 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:225:22 PM | 17:485:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:225:22 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:448:44 PM | 22:1410:14 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:465:46 AM+1 | 31:177:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |