Saturday 27 August 2005 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:026:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 06:456:45 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:325:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:456:45 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 12 h 44 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 29:335:33 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 | 06:456:45 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 20:538:53 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 25:49 01:491:49 AM Sun | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 06:456:45 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:33 05:335:33 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:024:02 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:024:02 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:325:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:325:32 AM | 08:058:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:325:32 AM | 07:087:08 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:325:32 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:236:23 AM | 07:147:14 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:058:05 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:438:43 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:1912:19 PM | 14:022:02 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:111:11 PM | 15:443:44 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:301:30 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:532:53 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:443:44 PM | 18:166:16 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:275:27 PM | 19:107:10 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:166:16 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:166:16 PM | 18:396:39 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:166:16 PM | 19:247:24 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:013:01 AM+1 | 28:464:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |