Monday 4 December 2000 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:551:55 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:463:46 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:322:32 PM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 74° above N. Day length 14 h 37 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 27:46 03:463:46 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 18:006:00 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 14:322:32 PM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:552:55 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:0210:02 AM | 11:4811:48 AM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2111:21 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:401:40 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:373:37 PM | 16:354:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:354:35 PM | 17:345:34 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:345:34 PM | 20:298:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:298:29 PM | 21:449:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:298:29 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:298:29 PM | 21:259:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5512:55 AM+1 | 26:392:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |