Monday 17 November 2003 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:043:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:143:14+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:212:21 PM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 71° above N. Day length 14 h 12 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:595:59+1 AM
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 | 27:14 03:143:14 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 14:212:21 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 19:207:20 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:153:15 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:59 05:595:59 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:205:20 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:005:00 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:467:46 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:212:21 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:341:34 PM | 14:302:30 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:302:30 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:522:52 PM | 16:384:38 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:273:27 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:244:24 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:215:21 PM | 20:118:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:118:11 PM | 21:299:29 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:118:11 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:118:11 PM | 21:109:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4112:41+1 AM | 25:291:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:342:34+1 AM | 28:114:11+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |