Monday 16 August 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 12:3112:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0811:08 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:496:49 AM
Śukla gives way to Brahma.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 29 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 11:0811:08 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Tue | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 06:496:49 AM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 11:0811:08 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:058:05 AM | 09:469:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5210:52 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:351:35 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:492:49 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:174:17 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:537:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:537:53 PM | 21:179:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:537:53 PM | 20:148:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:537:53 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:268:26 PM | 22:0210:02 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |