Thursday 23 July 2015 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 17:065:06 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:307:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:216:21 AM
Gara gives way to Vaṇija.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 10 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06 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 | 19:307:30 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | past sunrise | Svātī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 25:31 01:311:31 AM Fri | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Gara | 06:216:21 AM | Vaṇija |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:056:05 AM | 07:527:52 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:389:38 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4910:49 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:132:13 PM | 16:004:00 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:434:43 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:294:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:294:29 PM | 17:265:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:265:26 PM | 20:168:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:168:16 PM | 21:359:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:168:16 PM | 20:368:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:168:16 PM | 21:159:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 26:442:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |