Sunday 6 September 1981 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:135:13 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 31:357:35 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1011:10 AM
Anurādhā gives way to Jyeṣṭhā.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 37 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 11:1011:10 AM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 23:4111:41 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:266:26 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4711:47 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4811:48 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1212:12 PM | 13:471:47 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:281:28 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:223:22 PM | 16:564:56 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:316:31 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:504:50 PM | 17:405:40 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:564:56 PM | 18:316:31 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:265:26 PM | 19:137:13 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:316:31 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:316:31 PM | 18:546:54 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:316:31 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:114:11 AM+1 | 29:585:58 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |