Saturday 13 November 1926 · Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 14:542:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:031:03 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:031:03 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 36° above S. Day length 10 h 19 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43+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 | 13:031:03 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Dhaniṣṭhā | 18:316:31 PM | Śatabhiṣā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 27:26 03:263:26 AM Sun | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:031:03 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:426:42 AM | 07:597:59 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:426:42 AM | 07:237:23 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:237:23 AM | 08:058:05 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:398:39 AM | 10:1010:10 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:179:17 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:091:09 PM | 14:262:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:572:57 PM | 17:015:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:015:01 PM | 18:516:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:015:01 PM | 17:295:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:015:01 PM | 18:236:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 25:151:15+1 AM | 26:442:44+1 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |