Sunday 14 March 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:333:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:291:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:486:48 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:448:44 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:4812:48 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 11 h 59 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
06:486:48 AM to 30:476:47 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 | 13:291:29 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 25:42 01:421:42 AM Mon | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 08:448:44 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:291:29 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:47 06:476:47 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:486:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:365:36 AM | 06:486:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:486:48 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3410:34 AM | 12:0512:05 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:121:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:4812:48 PM | 14:182:18 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:002:00 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:363:36 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:483:48 PM | 17:185:18 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:486:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:125:12 PM | 18:006:00 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:185:18 PM | 18:486:48 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:486:48 PM | 20:248:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:486:48 PM | 19:127:12 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:486:48 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:397:39 PM | 21:109:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 25:421:42 AM+1 | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 25:121:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |