Tuesday 25 March 2003 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:597:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:526:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:396:39 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:217:21 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:4512:45 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 12 h 12 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
06:396:39 AM to 30:386:38 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 | 18:526:52 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 13:041:04 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 23:3611:36 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:217:21 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:055:05 AM | 06:396:39 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:055:05 AM | 05:525:52 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:396:39 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:396:39 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:506:50 AM | 08:238:23 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:3211:32 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:059:05 AM | 09:549:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 11:1411:14 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:3111:31 AM | 13:041:04 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:091:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4512:45 PM | 14:162:16 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:581:58 PM | 16:254:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:472:47 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:195:19 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:254:25 PM | 18:516:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:516:51 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:516:51 PM | 19:147:14 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:516:51 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4010:40 PM | 24:1612:16 AM+1 | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2112:21 AM+1 | 25:091:09 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |