Sunday 13 April 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:175:17 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:553:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoBhavānī Utpatti determinate
At sunrise
06:456:45 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:4311:43 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:2112:21 PM
The Sun 43° above N. Day length 11 h 11 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
06:456:45 AM to 30:466:46+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 | 15:553:55 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 11:4311:43 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 12:2812:28 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:553:55 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:46 06:466:46 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:456:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:456:45 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:239:23 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5811:58 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:441:44 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:324:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:264:26 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:324:32 PM | 17:565:56 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:387:38 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:397:39 PM | 21:159:15 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4512:45+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:115:11+1 AM | 30:466:46+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |