Saturday 9 November 2024 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:272:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:161:16+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:135:13 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:089:08 AM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 75° above N. Day length 13 h 36 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
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05:135:13 AM to 29:125:12+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 | 25:16 01:161:16 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 14:182:18 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 09:089:08 AM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:551:55 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:12 05:125:12 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:135:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:135:13 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:135:13 AM | 06:556:55 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:135:13 AM | 06:076:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:076:07 AM | 07:017:01 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:378:37 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:221:22 PM | 16:054:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:253:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:172:17 PM | 15:113:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:054:05 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:106:10 PM | 19:437:43 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:128:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 19:517:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:273:27+1 AM | 28:594:59+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |