Tuesday 14 September 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Saptamī began at 22:2710:27 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1010:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:466:46 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1210:12 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:001:00 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 27 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
06:466:46 AM to 30:476:47 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 | 22:1010:10 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 12:4112:41 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 11:2511:25 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 10:1210:12 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:466:46 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:145:14 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:375:37 AM | 06:466:46 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:466:46 AM | 09:169:16 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:169:16 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:169:16 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:001:00 PM | 14:332:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:142:14 PM | 16:444:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:043:04 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:064:06 PM | 17:405:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:444:44 PM | 19:137:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:306:30 PM | 20:098:09 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:137:13 PM | 20:468:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:137:13 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:137:13 PM | 20:238:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3612:36 AM+1 | 25:241:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:274:27 AM+1 | 30:066:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |