Sunday 30 March 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:487:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:399:39 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:327:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:478:47 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 48° above N. Day length 11 h 44 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
07:327:32 AM to 31:337:33+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 | 21:399:39 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Mon | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Mon | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:478:47 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 31:33 07:337:33 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:555:55 AM | 07:327:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:555:55 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 06:196:19 AM | 07:327:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:327:32 AM | 09:539:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:539:53 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:001:00 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:011:01 PM | 13:481:48 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:241:24 PM | 14:522:52 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:472:47 PM | 16:324:32 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:223:22 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:204:20 PM | 17:485:48 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:167:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:425:42 PM | 18:296:29 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:485:48 PM | 19:167:16 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:167:16 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:167:16 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:167:16 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:011:01+1 AM | 25:491:49+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:171:17+1 AM | 27:013:01+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |