Friday 15 August 2025 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Saptamī began at 00:0812:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 21:509:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoŚītalā Saptamī determinate
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Saptamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:365:36 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 30 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
05:245:24 AM to 29:245:24 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 | Kṛṣṇa Saptamī | 21:509:50 PM | Aṣṭamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 05:365:36 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 08:178:17 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:5910:59 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:068:06 AM | 09:009:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:301:30 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:242:24 PM | 15:183:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:362:36 PM | 16:064:06 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:125:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:546:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:546:54 PM | 20:188:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:546:54 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:546:54 PM | 19:577:57 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:3611:36 PM | 25:061:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |