Monday 27 September 1971 · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0212:02 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2212:22 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1712:17 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 17:375:37 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 16:254:25 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:1712:17 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:128:12 AM | 09:429:42 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:3011:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:531:53 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:112:11 PM | 15:413:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:412:41 PM | 15:293:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:293:29 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:573:57 PM | 17:375:37 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:527:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 25:061:06 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:243:24 AM+1 | 29:015:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |