Sunday 26 August 2001 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:016:01 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:016:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:016:01 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 42° above N. Day length 11 h 02 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 18:016:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 20:378:37 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 27:34 03:343:34 AM Mon | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 18:016:01 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:049:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:049:04 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:549:54 AM | 11:3311:33 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4612:46 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4412:44 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:413:41 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:413:41 PM | 17:535:53 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:254:25 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:314:31 PM | 17:535:53 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:535:53 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:535:53 PM | 18:196:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:535:53 PM | 19:117:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:342:34 AM+1 | 28:164:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |