Tuesday 3 February 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:5410:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:259:25 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1310:13 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:341:34 PM
The Sun 69° above N. Day length 13 h 55 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 21:259:25 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 21:179:17 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 25:27 01:271:27 AM Wed | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:1310:13 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 09:239:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:227:22 AM | 08:558:55 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:239:23 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:239:23 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0510:05 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:061:06 PM | 14:012:01 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:101:10 PM | 13:581:58 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:341:34 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:572:57 PM | 17:445:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:533:53 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:394:39 PM | 18:116:11 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:025:02 PM | 18:476:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:445:44 PM | 20:318:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:318:31 PM | 21:529:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:318:31 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:318:31 PM | 21:329:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:141:14 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:101:10 AM+1 | 25:581:58 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |