Monday 2 October 2056 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:376:37 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:218:21 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 92 of 92 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:337:33 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 62° above N. Day length 12 h 26 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 20:218:21 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 17:385:38 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 08:028:02 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:337:33 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:396:39 AM | 08:248:24 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:267:26 AM | 08:598:59 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:3310:33 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3112:31 PM | 13:211:21 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:391:39 PM | 15:133:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:102:10 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:003:00 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:196:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:196:19 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:196:19 PM | 18:426:42 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:196:19 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |