Thursday 31 March 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Saptamī began at 06:226:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:297:29 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:297:29 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 33 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:516:51+1 AM
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 | 07:297:29 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 12:2312:23 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 11:5411:54 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:297:29 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:526:52 AM | 08:268:26 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 11:0311:03 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:174:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:044:04 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2110:21 PM | 24:0012:00+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44+1 AM | 25:321:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |