Saturday 24 February 2007 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 23:4311:43 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:1610:16 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:338:33 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
12:0612:06 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 11 h 31 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
06:216:21 AM to 30:206:20 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 | 22:1610:16 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 08:338:33 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 22:4710:47 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 10:5610:56 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:398:39 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:216:21 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:216:21 AM | 07:077:07 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:077:07 AM | 07:537:53 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:398:39 AM | 10:5710:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:149:14 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:343:34 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:331:33 PM | 14:592:59 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:482:48 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:343:34 PM | 17:525:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:525:52 PM | 19:327:32 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:525:52 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:525:52 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4211:42 PM | 24:3012:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 25:441:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:514:51 AM+1 | 30:256:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |