Sunday 21 August 2011 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 11:1011:10 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:261:26 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5110:51 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 19 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:286:28 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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 13:261:26 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 10:5110:51 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 28:21 04:214:21 AM Mon | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:261:26 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:025:02 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:025:02 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:071:07 PM | 14:472:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:274:27 PM | 18:076:07 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 19:477:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 18:006:00 PM | 18:546:54 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:076:07 PM | 19:477:47 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:477:47 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:477:47 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:477:47 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |