Tuesday 15 April 1997 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:097:09 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:598:59 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:598:59 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 43 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
05:325:32 AM to 29:315:31+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 08:598:59 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 27:24 03:243:24 AM Wed | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 23:1311:13 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:598:59 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:014:01 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:014:01 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:244:24 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:048:04 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:048:04 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:048:04 AM | 08:558:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:369:36 AM | 11:2311:23 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5311:53 AM | 13:291:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:043:04 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 18:156:15 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:156:15 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:156:15 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:156:15 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:178:17 PM | 22:0410:04 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4510:45 PM | 23:3011:30 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |