Monday 23 July 1973 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:357:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:126:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:586:58 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0012:00 PM
The Sun 85° above S. Day length 13 h 25 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:175:17 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 | 18:126:12 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 18:346:34 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 12:2412:24 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 06:586:58 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:523:52 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:523:52 AM | 04:354:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:134:13 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 07:587:58 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:586:58 AM | 08:388:38 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:587:58 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1910:19 AM | 11:5911:59 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3411:34 AM | 13:071:07 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2612:26 PM | 13:201:20 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:213:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:073:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:412:41 PM | 16:144:14 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:073:07 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:014:01 PM | 18:426:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:426:42 PM | 20:078:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:426:42 PM | 19:037:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:426:42 PM | 19:457:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3611:36 PM | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:433:43 AM+1 | 29:145:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |