Thursday 14 September 1922 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:361:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:421:42 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 92 of 92 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:405:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:451:45 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5511:55 AM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 29 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
05:405:40 AM to 29:415:41 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 | 25:42 01:421:42 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 29:37 05:375:37 AM Fri | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 26:13 02:132:13 AM Fri | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:451:45 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:41 05:415:41 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:405:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:544:54 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:314:31 AM | 05:405:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:405:40 AM | 08:108:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:405:40 AM | 07:147:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:108:10 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:509:50 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4410:44 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3111:31 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:101:10 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:281:28 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:002:00 PM | 14:502:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:502:50 PM | 15:393:39 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:393:39 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:417:41 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:326:32 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:187:18 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:358:35 PM | 22:1410:14 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3111:31 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |