Monday 10 February 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:538:53 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:2511:25 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:446:44 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2511:25 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:341:34 PM
The Sun 67° above N. Day length 13 h 41 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
06:446:44 AM to 30:456:45 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 | 11:2511:25 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 25:32 01:321:32 AM Tue | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 17:475:47 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:2511:25 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:45 06:456:45 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:446:44 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:215:21 AM | 06:026:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:425:42 AM | 06:446:44 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:446:44 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:268:26 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5111:51 AM | 13:341:34 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0912:09 PM | 13:561:56 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:101:10 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:012:01 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:562:56 PM | 17:405:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:173:17 PM | 16:594:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:513:51 PM | 16:464:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:464:46 PM | 17:405:40 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:405:40 PM | 20:258:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:258:25 PM | 21:479:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:258:25 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:258:25 PM | 21:279:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5210:52 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:111:11 AM+1 | 25:591:59 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |