Saturday 7 September 1985 · Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:114:11 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:126:12+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:486:48 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
12:1212:12 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 12 h 35 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 29:555:55+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 21:359:35 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 06:486:48 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:165:16 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
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 | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 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 |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:545:54 AM | 07:297:29 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:545:54 AM | 06:456:45 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:456:45 AM | 07:357:35 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:039:03 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| 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 |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:282:28 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:182:18 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:593:59 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:026:02 PM | 19:497:49 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4811:48 PM | 24:3612:36+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:423:42+1 AM | 29:275:27+1 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |