Monday 26 October 1914 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:566:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:436:43 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:265:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:446:44 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 70° above N. Day length 13 h 09 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
05:265:26 AM to 29:255:25+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 18:436:43 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 08:328:32 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Śūla | 27:22 03:223:22 AM Tue | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:446:44 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:593:59 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:593:59 AM | 04:434:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:265:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:265:26 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:057:05 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2712:27 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4112:41 PM | 14:202:20 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:053:05 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:583:58 PM | 18:366:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:366:36 PM | 20:028:02 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:366:36 PM | 18:576:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:366:36 PM | 19:417:41 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3710:37 PM | 24:1712:17+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |