Tuesday 25 March 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:291:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2212:22 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:277:27 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5112:51 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:261:26 PM
The Sun 51° above N. Day length 11 h 58 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
07:277:27 AM to 31:287:28 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 | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 18:346:34 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 29:06 05:065:06 AM Wed | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:5112:51 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:28 07:287:28 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:515:51 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:515:51 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:156:15 AM | 07:277:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:277:27 AM | 09:519:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:519:51 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:519:51 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:531:53 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:021:02 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:261:26 PM | 14:562:56 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:382:38 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:263:26 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:264:26 PM | 17:555:55 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:015:01 PM | 18:346:34 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:257:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:257:25 PM | 21:019:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:257:25 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:257:25 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1412:14 AM+1 | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:031:03 AM+1 | 25:511:51 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:104:10 AM+1 | 29:465:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |