Tuesday 19 November 1901 · Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5211:52 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:3411:34 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4811:48 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:1211:12 AM
The Sun 34° above S. Day length 10 h 09 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08 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 | 23:3411:34 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 16:574:57 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 15:443:44 PM | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4811:48 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:444:44 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:098:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:206:20 AM | 07:587:58 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:098:09 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:098:09 AM | 08:508:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:398:39 AM | 09:569:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 10:4810:48 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 10:5110:51 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:1211:12 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:1312:13 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:003:00 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:142:14 PM | 16:164:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:164:16 PM | 18:076:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:164:16 PM | 16:444:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:164:16 PM | 17:405:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 21:499:49 PM | 22:4510:45 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 22:4810:48 PM | 23:3611:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 25:411:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |