Saturday 15 March 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:4710:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:498:49 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:197:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
13:291:29 PM
The Sun 54° above N. Day length 12 h 20 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
07:197:19 AM to 31:207:20+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 08:498:49 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 08:448:44 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Āyuṣmān | 12:5612:56 PM | Saubhāgya |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:498:49 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 31:20 07:207:20 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:465:46 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:465:46 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:096:09 AM | 07:197:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:197:19 AM | 09:479:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:197:19 AM | 08:518:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:197:19 AM | 08:088:08 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:088:08 AM | 08:578:57 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:479:47 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:041:04 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:051:05 PM | 13:531:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:432:43 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:344:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:323:32 PM | 16:224:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:484:48 PM | 18:216:21 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:397:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:397:39 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:397:39 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:397:39 PM | 20:498:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1210:12 PM | 23:4411:44 PM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:051:05+1 AM | 25:531:53+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |