Sunday 7 October 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Saptamī began at 19:487:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0610:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:009:00 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 35 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:056:05 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 | 22:0610:06 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | past sunrise | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 11:3211:32 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:009:00 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:254:25 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:254:25 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:504:50 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:191:19 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:481:48 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:003:00 PM | 16:474:47 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:203:20 PM | 17:395:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:064:06 PM | 16:534:53 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:124:12 PM | 17:395:39 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:395:39 PM | 19:197:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:395:39 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:395:39 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:139:13 PM | 22:5910:59 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |