Sunday 21 April 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:2211:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0510:05 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0510:05 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 40° above N. Day length 10 h 54 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:536:53 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 | 10:0510:05 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 16:424:42 PM | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 26:40 02:402:40 AM Mon | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:0510:05 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:53 06:536:53 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3010:30 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:401:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:023:02 PM | 16:244:24 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:465:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:184:18 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 17:465:46 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:465:46 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:465:46 PM | 18:126:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:465:46 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:484:48 AM+1 | 30:186:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |