Monday 5 June 1972 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:5712:57 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3611:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:045:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:3611:36 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 88° above S. 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
good to begin inavoidedneutral
05:045:04 AM to 29:045:04 AM+1
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 | 11:3611:36 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 22:0110:01 PM | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Prīti | 24:37 00:3712:37 AM Tue | Āyuṣmān |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:3611:36 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:04 05:045:04 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:403:40 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:403:40 AM | 04:224:22 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:014:01 AM | 05:045:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:045:04 AM | 07:477:47 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:466:46 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:477:47 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1010:10 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1912:19 PM | 13:131:13 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:131:13 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:341:34 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:182:18 PM | 15:503:50 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:023:02 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:406:40 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:406:40 PM | 20:038:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:406:40 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:406:40 PM | 19:427:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |