Monday 26 October 2009 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:2210:22 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:021:02+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1010:10 AM
Dhṛti gives way to Śūla.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 65° above N. Day length 13 h 27 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:206:20+1 AM
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 | 25:02 01:021:02 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 14:162:16 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 10:1010:10 AM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4211:42 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:564:56 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:564:56 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 09:029:02 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:027:02 AM | 08:518:51 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:028:02 AM | 09:439:43 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:029:02 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2411:24 AM | 13:041:04 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:311:31 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:134:13 PM | 17:075:07 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:075:07 PM | 19:487:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:476:47 PM | 20:358:35 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:487:48 PM | 21:129:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:487:48 PM | 20:098:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:487:48 PM | 20:518:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 25:281:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:365:36+1 AM | 31:247:24+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |