Monday 8 September 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:5210:52 AM yesterday, and holds until 13:171:17 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:171:17 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 47° above N. Day length 11 h 33 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:306:30 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 13:171:17 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 17:365:36 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Prīti | 26:14 02:142:14 AM Tue | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:171:17 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:427:42 AM | 09:309:30 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:587:58 AM | 09:259:25 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:451:45 PM | 15:113:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:003:00 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:056:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:056:05 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:056:05 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:056:05 PM | 19:197:19 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:332:33 AM+1 | 28:204:20 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |