Saturday 24 September 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Saptamī began at 20:268:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:269:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:518:51 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 04 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 21:269:26 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | past sunrise | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 10:0310:03 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:518:51 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:424:42 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:545:54 AM | 07:247:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:545:54 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:426:42 AM | 07:307:30 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:4410:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:558:55 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0311:03 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:271:27 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:571:57 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 17:585:58 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:585:58 PM | 19:347:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:585:58 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:585:58 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:239:23 PM | 23:0611:06 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |