Monday 4 January 1937 · Dakar, Senegal
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:181:18 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:333:33 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:367:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:222:22 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:151:15 PM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 17 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
07:367:36 AM to 31:377:37 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 | 27:33 03:333:33 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 19:207:20 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Tue | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:222:22 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:37 07:377:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:555:55 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:555:55 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:206:20 AM | 07:367:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:367:36 AM | 09:529:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:2610:26 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:529:52 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5011:50 AM | 13:151:15 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4212:42 PM | 14:282:28 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5212:52 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:371:37 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:222:22 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:392:39 PM | 16:044:04 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:533:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:533:53 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 18:536:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:536:53 PM | 20:358:35 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:536:53 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:536:53 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 25:391:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:184:18 AM+1 | 30:066:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |