Monday 30 September 2002 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:1710:17 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3610:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:157:15 AM
Varīyān gives way to Parigha.
Noon
12:2912:29 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 11 h 58 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 10:3610:36 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 12:2912:29 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 07:157:15 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:3610:36 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:534:53 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:534:53 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:185:18 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:597:59 AM | 09:299:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:1711:17 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5910:59 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:0512:05 PM | 12:5312:53 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:5312:53 PM | 13:401:40 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:401:40 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:581:58 PM | 15:283:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:282:28 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:163:16 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 20:048:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:407:40 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:5312:53 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 26:082:08 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |