Monday 24 February 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:394:39 PM yesterday, and holds until 14:592:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:596:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:012:01 PM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
13:331:33 PM
The Sun 62° above N. Day length 13 h 09 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
06:596:59 AM to 31:007:00 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 | 14:592:59 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 14:012:01 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 28:22 04:224:22 AM Tue | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 14:592:59 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:00 07:007:00 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:596:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:545:54 AM | 06:596:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:596:59 AM | 09:379:37 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:379:37 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5511:55 AM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:591:59 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:591:59 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:522:52 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:504:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:453:45 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:374:37 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:305:30 PM | 20:088:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:287:28 PM | 21:019:01 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:088:08 PM | 21:349:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:088:08 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:088:08 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:484:48 AM+1 | 30:226:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |