Saturday 20 December 2008 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:349:34 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:369:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:488:48 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
13:181:18 PM
The Sun 76° above N. Day length 14 h 47 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 09:369:36 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 08:488:48 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 24:25 00:2512:25 AM Sun | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:369:36 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:545:54 AM | 07:457:45 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:545:54 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:536:53 AM | 07:537:53 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:369:36 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4812:48 PM | 13:471:47 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5412:54 PM | 13:421:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:462:46 PM | 17:445:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:594:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:463:46 PM | 16:454:45 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:385:38 PM | 19:197:19 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:445:44 PM | 20:418:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:418:41 PM | 21:559:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:418:41 PM | 21:009:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:418:41 PM | 21:369:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:443:44 AM+1 | 29:255:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |