Sunday 26 August 2001 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:311:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:311:31 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:216:21 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:311:31 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 79° above S. Day length 12 h 39 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 30:216:21 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 | 13:311:31 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 16:074:07 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 23:0411:04 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 13:311:31 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:21 06:216:21 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:216:21 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:135:13 AM | 06:216:21 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:216:21 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1512:15 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:041:04 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4012:40 PM | 14:152:15 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:383:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:503:50 PM | 17:255:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:284:28 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:195:19 PM | 18:096:09 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:255:25 PM | 19:007:00 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:318:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 20:088:08 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:0410:04 PM | 23:4611:46 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 25:051:05 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |