Sunday 13 October 2002 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:353:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:423:42 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:4312:43 PM
Atigaṇḍa gives way to Sukarmā.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 60° above N. Day length 12 h 56 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:385:38 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 | 27:42 03:423:42 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 17:075:07 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 12:4312:43 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:333:33 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:38 05:385:38 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:324:32 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:148:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:148:14 AM | 10:4910:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:521:52 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:162:16 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:213:21 PM | 16:584:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:356:35 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:514:51 PM | 17:435:43 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:584:58 PM | 18:356:35 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:356:35 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:356:35 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:356:35 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 27:103:10 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |