Monday 15 July 2013 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 20:198:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:088:08 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:188:18 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 14 h 20 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
06:006:00 AM to 30:016:01 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 | 20:088:08 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 20:168:16 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śiva | 27:08 03:083:08 AM Tue | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 08:188:18 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:215:21 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:025:02 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:359:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2311:23 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:391:39 PM | 14:362:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:082:08 PM | 15:463:46 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:454:45 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:333:33 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:314:31 PM | 17:285:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:285:28 PM | 20:208:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:208:20 PM | 21:389:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:208:20 PM | 20:398:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:208:20 PM | 21:189:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:144:14 AM+1 | 29:505:50 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |