Thursday 10 November 1910 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:418:41 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:568:56 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:017:01 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 27 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:306:30 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 | 20:568:56 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 07:017:01 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:3510:35 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 08:548:54 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:085:08 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:306:30 AM | 07:487:48 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:069:06 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:599:59 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:0611:06 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:1911:19 AM | 12:0712:07 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2211:22 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:011:01 PM | 14:202:20 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:092:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:092:09 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:512:51 PM | 16:574:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:574:57 PM | 18:456:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:574:57 PM | 17:245:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:574:57 PM | 18:186:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:558:55 PM | 22:3310:33 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2011:20 PM | 24:0812:08 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |