Sunday 9 October 1921 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:4210:42 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3812:38 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:268:26 AM
Pūrvāṣāḍhā gives way to Uttarāṣāḍhā.
Noon
11:4711:47 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 32 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
06:006:00 AM to 30:016:01 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 | 12:3812:38 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 08:268:26 AM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 09:479:47 AM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 12:3812:38 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:214:21 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:214:21 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2311:23 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4711:47 AM | 13:131:13 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5612:56 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:421:42 PM | 14:282:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:402:40 PM | 16:064:06 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:143:14 PM | 17:335:33 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:004:00 PM | 16:474:47 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:064:06 PM | 17:335:33 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:215:21 PM | 19:087:08 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:335:33 PM | 19:127:12 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:335:33 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:335:33 PM | 18:486:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2311:23 PM | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:034:03 AM+1 | 29:515:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |