Monday 25 October 1948 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:325:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:443:44+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī is current at moonrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:047:04 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
11:3711:37 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 11 h 22 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:575:57+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 | 27:44 03:443:44 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 07:047:04 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 25:30 01:301:30 AM Tue | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 16:414:41 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:57 05:575:57 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:065:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:138:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:217:21 AM | 08:478:47 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:138:13 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1210:12 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1311:13 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0012:00 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0012:00 PM | 12:4512:45 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:272:27 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:311:31 PM | 14:162:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:162:16 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:422:42 PM | 16:134:13 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:023:02 PM | 17:185:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:185:18 PM | 18:596:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:185:18 PM | 17:435:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:185:18 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1311:13 PM | 24:0112:01+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5111:51 PM | 25:221:22+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |