Thursday 15 September 1949 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:594:59 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:485:48+1 AM, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:395:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:076:07 AM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 12 h 18 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
05:395:39 AM to 29:405:40+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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 06:076:07 AM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 26:01 02:012:01 AM Fri | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:295:29 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:40 05:405:40 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:064:06 AM | 05:395:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:064:06 AM | 04:524:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:294:29 AM | 05:395:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:395:39 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:395:39 AM | 07:117:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1610:16 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:459:45 AM | 10:3410:34 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:451:45 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:021:02 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:201:20 PM | 14:532:53 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:402:40 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:402:40 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:303:30 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:087:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1310:13 PM | 23:5411:54 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |