Friday 4 September 1908 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:2812:28 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:5311:53 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 19 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:335:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2511:25 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 50 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
05:335:33 AM to 29:345:34 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 | 11:5311:53 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 21:069:06 PM | Mūla |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 11:2511:25 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:5311:53 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:34 05:345:34 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:494:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:264:26 AM | 05:335:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:335:33 AM | 08:078:07 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:468:46 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:078:07 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:078:07 AM | 08:588:58 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2210:22 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2412:24 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2112:21 PM | 13:561:56 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2412:24 PM | 13:151:15 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:151:15 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:582:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:113:11 PM | 16:474:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:493:49 PM | 18:236:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:236:23 PM | 19:527:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:236:23 PM | 18:456:45 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:236:23 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3411:34 PM | 24:2212:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:504:50 AM+1 | 30:226:22 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |