Tuesday 15 February 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 14:202:20 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:063:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 105 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:322:32 PM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 42° above S. Day length 10 h 54 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:516:51 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 | 15:063:06 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 14:322:32 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 21:119:11 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 15:063:06 PM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:029:02 AM | 09:469:46 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:289:28 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0011:00 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:323:32 AM+1 | 29:165:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |