Sunday 14 November 2010 · Daegu, South Korea
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:3012:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:512:51 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:017:01 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:512:51 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 19 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
07:017:01 AM to 31:027:02+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 | 14:512:51 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 20:478:47 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Mon | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 14:512:51 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:02 07:027:02 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:385:38 AM | 07:017:01 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:017:01 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:089:08 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4911:49 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:271:27 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:121:12 PM | 15:153:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:531:53 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:024:02 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:153:15 PM | 17:195:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:573:57 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:024:02 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:195:19 PM | 19:097:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:195:19 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:195:19 PM | 18:416:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:524:52+1 AM | 30:406:40+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |