Thursday 9 August 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 07:587:58 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1110:11 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:196:19 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1110:11 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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
06:196:19 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 10:1110:11 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 29:47 05:475:47 AM Fri | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 16:244:24 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:1110:11 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:574:57 AM | 06:196:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:574:57 AM | 05:385:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:196:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:196:19 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:196:19 AM | 08:028:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5310:53 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:341:34 PM | 15:223:22 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:322:32 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:354:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:263:26 PM | 16:214:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:214:21 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 20:008:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:008:00 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:008:00 PM | 20:218:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:008:00 PM | 21:029:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 26:112:11 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |