Sunday 17 October 1999 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:564:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:566:56 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:525:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2811:28 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 33 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
05:525:52 AM to 29:525:52 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 11:2811:28 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 24:19 00:1912:19 AM Mon | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 18:006:00 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:124:12 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:374:37 AM | 05:525:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:525:52 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:066:06 AM | 07:537:53 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1411:14 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0212:02 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3811:38 AM | 13:051:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4812:48 PM | 15:063:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:341:34 PM | 14:202:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:322:32 PM | 15:583:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:063:06 PM | 17:255:25 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:523:52 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:583:58 PM | 17:255:25 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:255:25 PM | 19:057:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:255:25 PM | 17:505:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:255:25 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:158:15 PM | 22:0110:01 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |