Thursday 12 September 2013 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 12:2412:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:3810:38 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:387:38 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 31 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46 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 | 10:3810:38 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 28:22 04:224:22 AM Fri | Mūla |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 07:387:38 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:3810:38 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:135:13 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:135:13 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 09:159:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:456:45 AM | 08:198:19 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:159:15 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:539:53 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:152:15 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:342:34 PM | 16:084:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:053:05 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:553:55 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:464:46 PM | 19:167:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:167:16 PM | 20:488:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:167:16 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:167:16 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:018:01 PM | 21:329:32 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |