Monday 30 September 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:472:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:063:06 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:585:58 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4511:45 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 55° above N. Day length 12 h 24 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
05:585:58 AM to 29:575:57 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 | 15:063:06 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 16:594:59 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 11:4511:45 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:063:06 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:585:58 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:585:58 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:585:58 AM | 08:278:27 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:366:36 AM | 08:168:16 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:317:31 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:278:27 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3810:38 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3512:35 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:043:04 PM | 15:543:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:543:54 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:327:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:015:01 AM+1 | 30:386:38 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |