Monday 15 April 2024 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Saptamī began at 09:449:44 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:1210:12 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1210:12 AM
Saptamī gives way to Aṣṭamī.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 06 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:305:30+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 | Śukla Saptamī | 10:1210:12 AM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 25:06 01:061:06 AM Tue | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 21:089:08 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Vaṇija | 10:1210:12 AM | Viṣṭi |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:30 05:305:30 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:484:48 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:098:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:107:10 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:098:09 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2610:26 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2012:20 PM | 14:022:02 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:231:23 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:083:08 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:386:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:386:38 PM | 20:058:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:386:38 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:386:38 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3310:33 PM | 24:1512:15+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |