Monday 12 March 2007 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:222:22 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:163:16+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:157:15 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:542:54 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:301:30 PM
The Sun 56° above N. Day length 12 h 30 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
07:157:15 AM to 31:167:16+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 | 27:16 03:163:16 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 20:118:11 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Tue | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 14:542:54 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:16 07:167:16 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:435:43 AM | 07:157:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:435:43 AM | 06:296:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:066:06 AM | 07:157:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:157:15 AM | 09:459:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:498:49 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:459:45 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4610:46 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:301:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:051:05 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:061:06 PM | 13:541:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:551:55 PM | 14:452:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:452:45 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:033:03 PM | 16:374:37 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:353:35 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:254:25 PM | 17:155:15 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:155:15 PM | 19:457:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:457:45 PM | 21:179:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:457:45 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:457:45 PM | 20:548:54 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:061:06+1 AM | 25:541:54+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:304:30+1 AM | 30:106:10+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |