Saturday 5 September 1931 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2512:25 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:061:06 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 47 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Boundary: a threshold is only minutes away. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5810:58 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:4312:43 PM
The Sun 67° above S. Day length 12 h 41 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
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06:236:23 AM to 30:236:23 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 25:06 01:061:06 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 21:189:18 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 10:5810:58 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 12:5112:51 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:23 06:236:23 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:155:15 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 08:558:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:236:23 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:236:23 AM | 07:137:13 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:137:13 AM | 08:048:04 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:558:55 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:339:33 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:312:31 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:591:59 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:182:18 PM | 15:533:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:502:50 PM | 15:403:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:314:31 PM | 19:037:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:545:54 PM | 19:367:36 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:037:03 PM | 20:348:34 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:037:03 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:037:03 PM | 20:118:11 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:033:03 AM+1 | 28:424:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |