Saturday 17 March 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:576:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:438:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:207:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:457:45 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:291:29 PM
The Sun 54° above N. Day length 12 h 16 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
07:207:20 AM to 31:217:21 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 20:438:43 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Sun | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 29:22 05:225:22 AM Sun | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:457:45 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:21 07:217:21 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:465:46 AM | 07:207:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:465:46 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:106:10 AM | 07:207:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:207:20 AM | 09:479:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:207:20 AM | 08:528:52 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:207:20 AM | 08:098:09 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:098:09 AM | 08:588:58 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:479:47 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:311:31 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:041:04 PM | 13:521:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:422:42 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:003:00 PM | 16:324:32 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:367:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:367:36 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:367:36 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:367:36 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2110:21 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 25:531:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:383:38 AM+1 | 29:245:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |