Friday 8 August 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 10:1710:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:5211:52 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:548:54 AM
Śubha gives way to Śukla.
Noon
13:101:10 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:196:19+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 | 11:5211:52 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 19:327:32 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 08:548:54 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:5211:52 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:19 06:196:19 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:018:01 AM | 09:449:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:039:03 AM | 09:589:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:539:53 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:371:37 PM | 14:322:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:354:35 PM | 18:186:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 20:018:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:018:01 PM | 21:249:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:018:01 PM | 20:228:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:018:01 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46+1 AM | 25:341:34+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:461:46+1 AM | 27:333:33+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |