Saturday 2 January 2016 · Kabul, Afghanistan
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:398:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:2211:22 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:007:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0010:00 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5711:57 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 53 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
07:007:00 AM to 31:017:01+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 23:2211:22 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Hasta | 22:3510:35 PM | Citrā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 14:252:25 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:0010:00 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 07:007:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 07:007:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:007:00 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:007:00 AM | 08:158:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:007:00 AM | 07:407:40 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:407:40 AM | 08:208:20 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:299:29 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2112:21 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:552:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:111:11 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:552:55 PM | 16:544:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:483:48 PM | 17:365:36 PM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:544:54 PM | 18:476:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:544:54 PM | 17:225:22 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:544:54 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3311:33 PM | 24:2112:21+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |