Saturday 2 October 1999 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:028:02 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:076:07 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 27 of 97 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:455:45 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:027:02 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
05:455:45 AM to 29:465:46 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 | 18:076:07 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 16:114:11 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 08:058:05 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:027:02 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:094:09 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:094:09 AM | 04:574:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:455:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:455:45 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:455:45 AM | 07:157:15 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:455:45 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:336:33 AM | 07:217:21 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:416:41 AM | 08:128:12 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:3110:31 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:448:44 AM | 10:1310:13 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1811:18 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:412:41 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:411:41 PM | 14:292:29 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:173:17 PM | 17:395:39 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:395:39 PM | 19:167:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:395:39 PM | 18:046:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:395:39 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:443:44 AM+1 | 29:175:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |