Monday 22 February 2010 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:5711:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:1811:18 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:576:57 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:328:32 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
13:341:34 PM
The Sun 62° above N. Day length 13 h 13 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
06:576:57 AM to 30:586:58+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 | 23:1811:18 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 13:001:00 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Indra | 08:328:32 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:4211:42 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:58 06:586:58 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:576:57 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:315:31 AM | 06:146:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:525:52 AM | 06:576:57 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:576:57 AM | 09:369:36 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:369:36 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3510:35 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5411:54 AM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 14:002:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 13:091:09 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:002:00 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:532:53 PM | 17:315:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:524:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:453:45 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:384:38 PM | 17:315:31 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:315:31 PM | 20:108:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:108:10 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:108:10 PM | 20:318:31 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:108:10 PM | 21:159:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 25:101:10+1 AM | 25:581:58+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:464:46+1 AM | 30:206:20+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |