Sunday 24 August 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5610:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:418:41 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:509:50 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:2212:22 PM
The Sun 41° above N. Day length 10 h 59 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:526:52 AM+1
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 | 20:418:41 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 14:322:32 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 23:5411:54 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:509:50 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:52 06:526:52 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:016:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5911:59 AM | 12:4712:47 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0112:01 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:471:47 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:2312:23 PM | 13:451:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:304:30 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:403:40 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:244:24 PM | 17:085:08 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 17:525:52 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:367:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:107:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5811:58 PM | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:305:30 AM+1 | 31:007:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |