Saturday 5 April 2025 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:4310:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:579:57 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:517:51 AM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
12:1912:19 PM
The Sun 52° above N. Day length 11 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
good to begin inavoidedneutral
06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+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 | 21:579:57 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 07:517:51 AM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 22:3310:33 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:1510:15 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:415:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:175:17 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 07:587:58 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:316:31 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:177:17 AM | 08:048:04 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:0911:09 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:259:25 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:133:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:076:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:076:07 PM | 19:467:46 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:076:07 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:076:07 PM | 19:227:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:567:56 PM | 21:339:33 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5511:55 PM | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:375:37+1 AM | 31:147:14+1 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |