Monday 14 October 1907 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 02:272:27 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:2612:26 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:046:04 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1812:18 PM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:4611:46 AM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 23 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
06:046:04 AM to 30:056:05 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 24:26 00:2612:26 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 12:1812:18 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 27:12 03:123:12 AM Tue | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:271:27 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:05 06:056:05 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:234:23 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:234:23 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 06:046:04 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:046:04 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:297:29 AM | 08:558:55 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 07:457:45 AM | 09:169:16 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2010:20 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2111:21 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0812:08 PM | 12:5412:54 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5412:54 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:111:11 PM | 14:362:36 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:252:25 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:252:25 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:275:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:275:27 PM | 19:087:08 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:275:27 PM | 17:525:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:275:27 PM | 18:436:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:527:52 PM | 21:229:22 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2211:22 PM | 24:1012:10 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:564:56 AM+1 | 30:276:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |