Monday 16 January 2012 · Daegu, South Korea
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:087:08 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:075:07 AM+1.
At sunrise
07:357:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:086:08 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:3512:35 PM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 59 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
07:357:35 AM to 31:357:35 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 Aṣṭamī | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 26:44 02:442:44 AM Tue | Svātī |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 18:216:21 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:086:08 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:35 07:357:35 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:435:43 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:435:43 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:116:11 AM | 07:357:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:357:35 AM | 09:359:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:508:50 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:359:35 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2011:20 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:091:09 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1112:11 PM | 12:5912:59 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 12:5512:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5512:55 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:351:35 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:501:50 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:552:55 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:355:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:355:35 PM | 19:277:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:355:35 PM | 18:036:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:355:35 PM | 18:596:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:428:42 PM | 22:1310:13 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 24:5912:59 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |