Monday 7 November 1921 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:056:05 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:358:35 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:276:27 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
18:166:16 PM
Gaṇḍa gives way to Vṛddhi.
Noon
11:4311:43 AM
The Sun 38° above S. Day length 10 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
06:276:27 AM to 30:286:28 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 22:0710:07 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Gaṇḍa | 18:166:16 PM | Vṛddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:187:18 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:28 06:286:28 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:394:39 AM | 06:276:27 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:394:39 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:276:27 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:276:27 AM | 08:338:33 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:467:46 AM | 09:059:05 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:338:33 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2410:24 AM | 11:4311:43 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2810:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 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 |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:0412:04 PM | 12:4612:46 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4612:46 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:021:02 PM | 14:212:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:281:28 PM | 14:102:10 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:102:10 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:594:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:594:59 PM | 18:476:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:594:59 PM | 17:265:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:594:59 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:1911:19 PM | 24:0712:07 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:372:37 AM+1 | 28:254:25 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |