Monday 8 December 1986 · Bucharest, Romania
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:2410:24 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:509:50 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:397:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0110:01 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 23° above S. Day length 8 h 57 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
07:397:39 AM to 31:407:40+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 Aṣṭamī | 21:509:50 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Tue | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 19:167:16 PM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:0110:01 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:40 07:407:40 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:385:38 AM | 07:397:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:385:38 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:397:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:397:39 AM | 09:269:26 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 09:539:53 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:269:26 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:011:01 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2612:26 PM | 14:042:04 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:011:01 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:141:14 PM | 14:212:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:371:37 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:122:12 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:482:48 PM | 16:364:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:364:36 PM | 18:366:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:364:36 PM | 17:065:06 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:364:36 PM | 18:066:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1010:10 PM | 23:4711:47 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4411:44 PM | 24:3212:32+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |