Tuesday 21 February 2006 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:1110:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1010:10 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:236:23 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 11 h 28 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
06:236:23 AM to 30:226:22 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 | 22:1010:10 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 25:03 01:031:03 AM Wed | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 20:488:48 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:1710:17 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:22 06:226:22 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:236:23 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:236:23 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:236:23 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:418:41 AM | 09:269:26 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:159:15 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0712:07 PM | 13:331:33 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:333:33 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:472:47 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:272:27 PM | 16:054:05 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:592:59 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:333:33 PM | 17:515:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:515:51 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:515:51 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:515:51 PM | 19:067:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5110:51 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |