Thursday 4 May 2006 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 18:056:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:427:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:105:10 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 43 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
05:105:10 AM to 29:095:09 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 | 19:427:42 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 24:47 00:4712:47 AM Fri | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 11:5711:57 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:496:49 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:473:47 AM | 05:105:10 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:473:47 AM | 04:294:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:084:08 AM | 05:105:10 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:105:10 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:105:10 AM | 06:536:53 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:157:15 AM | 09:009:00 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:449:44 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:273:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:133:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:133:13 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:084:08 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:465:46 PM | 19:317:31 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:158:15 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 19:547:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |