Monday 21 April 2025 · Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:314:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 16:294:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:265:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0710:07 AM
Uttarāṣāḍhā gives way to Śravaṇa.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 77° above S. Day length 12 h 52 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
05:265:26 AM to 29:255:25 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 | 16:294:29 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 10:0710:07 AM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 20:308:30 PM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 16:294:29 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:573:57 AM | 05:265:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:573:57 AM | 04:414:41 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:194:19 AM | 05:265:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:265:26 AM | 08:008:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:037:03 AM | 08:398:39 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:008:00 AM | 10:3510:35 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 11:5211:52 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:091:09 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:053:05 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:012:01 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:092:09 PM | 15:453:45 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:522:52 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:186:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:186:18 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:186:18 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:186:18 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4711:47 PM | 25:241:24 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |