Saturday 2 May 2009 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:4212:42 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:5110:51 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:175:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5110:51 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5011:50 AM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 13 h 06 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
05:175:17 AM to 29:175:17+1 AM
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 | 10:5110:51 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 21:089:08 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 12:4812:48 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:5110:51 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:17 05:175:17 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:344:34 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:124:12 AM | 05:175:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:175:17 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:175:17 AM | 06:566:56 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:175:17 AM | 06:106:10 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:106:10 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:348:34 AM | 10:1210:12 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:5611:56 AM | sixtieths 33 to 36 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2411:24 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:463:46 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:463:46 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:507:50 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:367:36 PM | 21:089:08 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2611:26 PM | 24:1412:14+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |