Monday 15 March 1909 · Erbil, Iraq
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:376:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:296:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:136:13 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:386:38 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
06:136:13 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 18:296:29 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 28:22 04:224:22 AM Tue | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 07:447:44 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:386:38 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 06:136:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:015:01 AM | 06:136:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:136:13 AM | 08:368:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:437:43 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:368:36 AM | 10:5910:59 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4110:41 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:511:51 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:093:09 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:572:57 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:549:54 PM | 23:3111:31 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:452:45 AM+1 | 28:224:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |