Saturday 6 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:038:03 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:368:36 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:098:09 AM
Śatabhiṣā gives way to Pūrva Bhādrapadā.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 39 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 20:368:36 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 08:098:09 AM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 25:12 01:121:12 AM Sun | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:268:26 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:478:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:525:52 AM | 07:427:42 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:525:52 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:506:50 AM | 07:497:49 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:478:47 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:319:31 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:411:41 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:392:39 PM | 17:355:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:452:45 PM | 16:244:24 PM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:514:51 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:383:38 PM | 16:374:37 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:355:35 PM | 20:318:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:318:31 PM | 21:469:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:318:31 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:318:31 PM | 21:279:27 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 26:172:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |