Sunday 8 August 1909 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:304:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:472:47 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:125:12 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:1812:18 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
12:0512:05 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 45 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
05:125:12 AM to 29:135:13 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 | 26:47 02:472:47 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 22:3010:30 PM | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 12:1812:18 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:353:35 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:13 05:135:13 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:503:50 AM | 05:125:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:503:50 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:114:11 AM | 05:125:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:125:12 AM | 07:577:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:577:57 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:438:43 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:481:48 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:222:22 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:313:31 PM | 17:145:14 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:124:12 PM | 18:576:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:075:07 PM | 18:026:02 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:145:14 PM | 18:576:57 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:545:54 PM | 19:267:26 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:576:57 PM | 20:198:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:576:57 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:576:57 PM | 19:597:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4111:41 PM | 24:2912:29 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |