Tuesday 28 March 1905 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:111:11 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:011:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:535:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:011:01 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 57° above S. Day length 12 h 24 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
05:535:53 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 13:011:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 24:34 00:3412:34 AM Wed | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 27:31 03:313:31 AM Wed | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:011:01 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:204:20 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:535:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:535:53 AM | 08:228:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:228:22 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:228:22 AM | 09:119:11 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:419:41 AM | 11:2011:20 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:191:19 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:092:09 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:113:11 PM | 16:444:44 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:176:17 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:176:17 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:176:17 PM | 18:406:40 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:176:17 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:367:36 PM | 21:159:15 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5510:55 PM | 23:4111:41 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |