Wednesday 9 July 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 19:497:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:298:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:575:57 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:038:03 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 14 h 26 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
05:575:57 AM to 29:575:57+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 | 20:298:29 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | past sunrise | Citrā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 23:3011:30 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:038:03 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Budhavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Thu | Guruvāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 05:575:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:575:57 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 07:457:45 AM | 09:339:33 AM | eighth no. 2 on Budhavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:2111:21 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Budhavāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:582:58 PM | eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:302:30 PM | 16:124:12 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:343:34 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:228:22 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:228:22 PM | 21:399:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:228:22 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:228:22 PM | 21:209:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 26:272:27+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 25:341:34+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |