Sunday 11 May 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 21:519:51 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:378:37 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:099:09 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 56 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:026:02+1 AM
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 | 20:378:37 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 12:1712:17 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 11:4211:42 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 09:099:09 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:424:42 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:424:42 AM | 05:225:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:056:05 AM | 07:387:38 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:125:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 18:156:15 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:125:12 PM | 19:597:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:086:08 PM | 19:037:03 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:156:15 PM | 19:597:59 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:597:59 PM | 21:209:20 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:597:59 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:597:59 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37+1 AM | 25:251:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:031:03+1 AM | 26:392:39+1 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |