Monday 15 February 2016 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:424:42 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:572:57+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Saptamī covers 14 of 86 minutes of aruṇodaya. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:406:40 AM
Bharaṇī gives way to Kṛttikā.
Noon
12:3112:31 PM
The Sun 71° above N. Day length 13 h 13 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 26:57 02:572:57 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 06:406:40 AM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Brahma | 14:472:47 PM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:463:46 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:284:28 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:494:49 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:328:32 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:337:33 AM | 09:129:12 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:328:32 AM | 11:1111:11 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0612:06 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5712:57 PM | 13:501:50 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:501:50 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:102:10 PM | 15:493:49 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:432:43 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:363:36 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:106:10 PM | 19:427:42 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:128:12 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0712:07+1 AM | 24:5512:55+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:213:21+1 AM | 28:534:53+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |