Monday 25 August 1997 · Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5210:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0510:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0510:05 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:4812:48 PM
The Sun 90° above S. Day length 12 h 22 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:376:37+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 | 10:0510:05 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 26:08 02:082:08 AM Tue | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 10:2310:23 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:0510:05 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:108:10 AM | 09:439:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:3411:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:4812:48 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:131:13 PM | 14:032:03 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:032:03 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:212:21 PM | 15:543:54 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:522:52 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:423:42 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:016:01 PM | 19:397:39 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5310:53 PM | 24:3112:31+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 25:121:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |