Saturday 20 December 2008 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:347:34 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:367:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:076:07 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:486:48 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
13:141:14 PM
The Sun 81° above N. Day length 14 h 14 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
06:076:07 AM to 30:086:08+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 | 07:367:36 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 06:486:48 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Saubhāgya | 22:2510:25 PM | Śobhana |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 07:367:36 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:08 06:086:08 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:076:07 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:076:07 AM | 08:588:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:076:07 AM | 07:547:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:076:07 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:047:04 AM | 08:018:01 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:588:58 AM | 11:4911:49 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:431:43 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:5012:50 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:402:40 PM | 17:305:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:013:01 PM | 16:484:48 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:373:37 PM | 16:334:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:383:38 PM | 17:195:19 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:305:30 PM | 20:218:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:218:21 PM | 21:399:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:218:21 PM | 20:418:41 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:218:21 PM | 21:209:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:5012:50+1 AM | 25:381:38+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:441:44+1 AM | 27:253:25+1 AM | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |