Tuesday 12 April 2011 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:228:22 AM yesterday, and holds until 07:377:37 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:356:35 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:576:57 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 50° above N. Day length 11 h 24 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
06:356:35 AM to 30:366:36 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 | 07:377:37 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 06:576:57 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 10:4510:45 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 07:377:37 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:36 06:366:36 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:554:55 AM | 06:356:35 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:554:55 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:205:20 AM | 06:356:35 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:356:35 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:389:38 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:422:42 PM | 16:154:15 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:083:08 PM | 16:344:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:256:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:0211:02 PM | 23:5211:52 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |