Monday 22 October 2012 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1612:16 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5610:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:295:29 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3211:32 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 69° above N. Day length 13 h 04 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
05:295:29 AM to 29:285:28 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 | 22:5610:56 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 20:098:09 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 22:0810:08 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:3211:32 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:28 05:285:28 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:024:02 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:024:02 AM | 04:454:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:295:29 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:295:29 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:077:07 AM | 08:458:45 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2310:23 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:561:56 PM | 15:293:29 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:043:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:043:04 PM | 15:573:57 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:573:57 PM | 18:336:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:336:33 PM | 20:018:01 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:336:33 PM | 18:556:55 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:336:33 PM | 19:397:39 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |