Tuesday 4 January 2005 · Surat, Gujarat, India
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:0211:02 AM yesterday, and holds until 11:1811:18 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:177:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1811:18 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:4412:44 PM
The Sun 46° above S. Day length 10 h 53 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
07:177:17 AM to 31:187:18+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 11:1811:18 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Wed | Svātī |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 17:565:56 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:1811:18 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:18 07:187:18 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:325:32 AM | 07:177:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:325:32 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:585:58 AM | 07:177:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:177:17 AM | 09:289:28 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:289:28 AM | 11:3811:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:289:28 AM | 10:1110:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0010:00 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:2012:20 PM | 13:081:08 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:2212:22 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:4412:44 PM | 14:052:05 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:491:49 PM | 16:004:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:232:23 PM | 16:004:00 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:322:32 PM | 15:163:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:273:27 PM | 16:494:49 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:004:00 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:557:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:366:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:297:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 25:421:42+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:2012:20+1 AM | 25:081:08+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |