Monday 28 March 1977 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:582:58 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:464:46 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:246:24 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
16:324:32 PM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:3212:32 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 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
06:246:24 AM to 30:236:23 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 | 16:464:46 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 16:324:32 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 21:089:08 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 16:464:46 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:246:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:246:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:246:24 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:289:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0011:00 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0712:07 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5612:56 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:461:46 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:461:46 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:042:04 PM | 15:363:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:352:35 PM | 15:243:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:243:24 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:134:13 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:148:14 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 | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 24:5612:56 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:235:23 AM+1 | 31:067:06 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |