Monday 16 May 2005 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:4810:48 PM yesterday, and holds until 25:001:00 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:095:09 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:368:36 AM
Āśleṣā gives way to Maghā.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 13 h 21 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
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05:095:09 AM to 29:095:09 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 | 25:00 01:001:00 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 08:368:36 AM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 24:19 00:1912:19 AM Tue | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:5711:57 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:09 05:095:09 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:054:05 AM | 05:095:09 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:095:09 AM | 07:497:49 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:496:49 AM | 08:368:36 AM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:496:49 AM | 08:298:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:497:49 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0910:09 AM | 11:5011:50 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:101:10 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:103:10 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:032:03 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:562:56 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:306:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:306:30 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:306:30 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:306:30 PM | 19:347:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:559:55 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |