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Wednesday 24 August 2016 · Tehran, Iran

Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Saptamī

Budhavāra. Saptamī began at 23:3911:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:179:17 PM.

Observed here on this day

Janmāṣṭamī

Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate

At sunrise

06:316:31 AM

Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:2710:27 AM

Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.

Noon

13:071:07 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 11 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran13:071:07 PM
At noon, 13:071:07 PM, the Sun is in Maghā and the Moon 259° ahead of it, in Kṛttikā, 59% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 259° falls in Kṛṣṇa Saptamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:045:04 AM–05:475:47 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:265:26 AM–06:316:31 AMmorning twilight
  • Amṛta kāla08:058:05 AM–09:359:35 AMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya15:183:18 PM–16:114:11 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:427:42 PM–20:048:04 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:427:42 PM–20:478:47 PMevening twilight
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa08:108:10 AM–09:489:48 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika11:2711:27 AM–13:061:06 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta12:4012:40 PM–13:331:33 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla13:061:06 PM–14:452:45 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya23:5011:50 PM–25:201:20+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha06:316:31 AM–08:108:10 AMgood
Amṛta08:108:10 AM–09:489:48 AMgood
Kāla09:489:48 AM–11:2711:27 AMavoid
Śubha11:2711:27 AM–13:061:06 PMgood
Roga13:061:06 PM–14:452:45 PMavoid
Udvega14:452:45 PM–16:244:24 PMavoid
Cara16:244:24 PM–18:036:03 PMneutral
Lābha18:036:03 PM–19:427:42 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega19:427:42 PM–21:039:03 PMavoid
Śubha21:039:03 PM–22:2410:24 PMgood
Amṛta22:2410:24 PM–23:4511:45 PMgood
Cara23:4511:45 PM–25:071:07+1 AMneutral
Roga25:071:07+1 AM–26:282:28+1 AMavoid
Kāla26:282:28+1 AM–27:493:49+1 AMavoid
Lābha27:493:49+1 AM–29:105:10+1 AMgood
Udvega29:105:10+1 AM–30:316:31+1 AMavoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+1 AM

06:316:31 AM sunrise19:427:42 PM sunsetsunrise 30:316:31+1 AM
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Saptamīuntil 21:179:17 PM
Aṣṭamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Bharaṇīuntil 12:3412:34 PM
Kṛttikāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhruvauntil 21:479:47 PM
Vyāghātapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Viṣṭiuntil 10:2710:27 AM
Bavauntil 21:179:17 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 13:061:06 PM–14:452:45 PM
Pradoṣa 19:427:42 PM–21:099:09 PM
Niśītha 24:4312:43+1 AM–25:311:31+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.

  1. SunriseSaptamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. BavaKaraṇa: Viṣṭi ends.
  3. KṛttikāNakṣatra: Bharaṇī ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 14:452:45 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. SunsetDay length 13 h 11 m.
  6. PradoṣaUntil 21:099:09 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  7. AṣṭamīTithi: Saptamī ends.
  8. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  9. VyāghātaYoga: Dhruva ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 25:311:31+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Saptamī21:179:17 PMAṣṭamī
NakṣatraBharaṇī12:3412:34 PMKṛttikā
YogaDhruva21:479:47 PMVyāghāta
KaraṇaViṣṭi10:2710:27 AMBava
VāraBudhavāra30:31 06:316:31 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Bhādrapada
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2073
Śaka
1938
Kali
5117
Ahargaṇa
1 869 159
Day length
13 h 11 m
Sun in
Siṃha
Moon in
Meṣa
Moonrise
23:5511:55 PM
Moonset
12:4812:48 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:045:04 AM06:316:31 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:045:04 AM05:475:47 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:265:26 AM06:316:31 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:316:31 AM09:099:09 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra08:058:05 AM09:359:35 AMsixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day08:108:10 AM09:489:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:099:09 AM11:4711:47 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day11:2711:27 AM13:061:06 PMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta12:4012:40 PM13:331:33 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday12:4212:42 PM13:301:30 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day13:061:06 PM14:452:45 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:252:25 PM17:045:04 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory15:183:18 PM16:114:11 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening17:045:04 PM19:427:42 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:427:42 PM21:099:09 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:427:42 PM20:048:04 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:427:42 PM20:478:47 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra23:5011:50 PM25:201:20+1 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight24:4312:43+1 AM25:311:31+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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