Monday 5 January 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:0911:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3310:33 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:056:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3310:33 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:251:25 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 14 h 40 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
06:056:05 AM to 30:066:06 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 | 10:3310:33 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Revatī | 16:154:15 PM | Aśvinī |
| Yoga | Śiva | 25:27 01:271:27 AM Tue | Siddha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:3310:33 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:06 06:066:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:056:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:056:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:056:05 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:557:55 AM | 09:459:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3511:35 AM | 13:251:25 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:5612:56 PM | 13:551:55 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:011:01 PM | 13:491:49 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:521:52 PM | 15:273:27 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:551:55 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:532:53 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:153:15 PM | 17:055:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:523:52 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:514:51 PM | 17:495:49 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:495:49 PM | 20:458:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:458:45 PM | 22:0010:00 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:458:45 PM | 21:049:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:458:45 PM | 21:419:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:021:02 AM+1 | 25:501:50 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |