Monday 22 October 1928 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:481:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:143:14 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3511:35 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 49° above S. Day length 11 h 15 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:516:51 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 | 15:143:14 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 11:3511:35 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 13:151:15 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 15:143:14 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:095:09 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:158:15 AM | 09:409:40 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:2111:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0411:04 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5212:52 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5112:51 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5112:51 PM | 13:361:36 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:531:53 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:212:21 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:063:06 PM | 15:513:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:493:49 PM | 17:305:30 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:513:51 PM | 18:066:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:066:06 PM | 19:487:48 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:066:06 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:066:06 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:571:57 AM+1 | 27:393:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |