Tuesday 29 March 1932 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:459:45 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:538:53 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:386:38 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:078:07 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:4912:49 PM
The Sun 63° above S. Day length 12 h 23 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
06:386:38 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 20:538:53 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 29:43 05:435:43 AM Wed | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 08:078:07 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:139:13 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:386:38 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:386:38 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:386:38 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:3511:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:1611:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:141:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2512:25 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4912:49 PM | 14:222:22 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:032:03 PM | 16:324:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:532:53 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:173:17 PM | 16:534:53 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:553:55 PM | 17:285:28 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:324:32 PM | 19:017:01 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:017:01 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:017:01 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:017:01 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 25:131:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5412:54 AM+1 | 26:312:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |