Friday 17 May 2013 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 18:506:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:298:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:447:44 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 06 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 20:298:29 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 26:35 02:352:35 AM Sat | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 14:582:58 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 07:447:44 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:447:44 AM | 09:299:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:478:47 AM | 09:449:44 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:291:29 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:242:24 PM | 16:084:08 PM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:184:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:324:32 PM | 18:186:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 20:048:04 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:048:04 PM | 21:239:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:048:04 PM | 20:248:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:048:04 PM | 21:039:03 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 26:352:35 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |