Monday 23 August 2004 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:354:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:432:43+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:206:20 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:559:55 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
12:4112:41 PM
The Sun 80° above S. Day length 12 h 42 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
06:206:20 AM to 30:206:20+1 AM
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 | 26:43 02:432:43 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 09:559:55 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 20:578:57 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:423:42 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:20 06:206:20 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:504:50 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:504:50 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:206:20 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:206:20 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:557:55 AM | 09:319:31 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:571:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:431:43 PM | 15:143:14 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:571:57 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:162:16 PM | 15:523:52 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:482:48 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:393:39 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:304:30 PM | 19:027:02 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:027:02 PM | 20:338:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:027:02 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:027:02 PM | 20:108:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5010:50 PM | 24:2112:21+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1712:17+1 AM | 25:051:05+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |