Sunday 13 October 2002 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:358:35 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:428:42 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:338:33 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3911:39 AM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 11 h 38 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:515:51 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 | 20:428:42 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 10:0710:07 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 28:55 04:554:55 AM Mon | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:338:33 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:51 05:515:51 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:114:11 AM | 05:015:01 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:364:36 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:2910:29 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1511:15 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:1611:16 AM | 12:0312:03 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3911:39 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4912:49 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:342:34 PM | 16:014:01 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:093:09 PM | 17:285:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:553:55 PM | 16:424:42 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:014:01 PM | 17:285:28 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:285:28 PM | 19:077:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:285:28 PM | 17:535:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:285:28 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:306:30 PM | 20:108:10 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1511:15 PM | 24:0312:03 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:334:33 AM+1 | 30:146:14 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |