Monday 9 October 1978 · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:124:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:022:02+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:083:08 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1412:14 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 11 h 46 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:216:21+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 | 26:02 02:022:02 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 22:4310:43 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 24:02 00:0212:02 AM Tue | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:083:08 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:428:42 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:497:49 AM | 09:179:17 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:428:42 AM | 11:0311:03 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:099:09 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:592:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:592:59 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:316:31 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 | 18:126:12 PM | 19:427:42 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5011:50 PM | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:136:13+1 AM | 31:437:43+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |