Sunday 19 March 1933 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:331:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3011:30 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:066:06 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:2611:26 AM
Vyatīpāta gives way to Varīyān.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 54° above S. Day length 12 h 04 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:046:04+1 AM
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 | 11:3011:30 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 14:532:53 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 11:2611:26 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:3011:30 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:304:30 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:304:30 AM | 05:185:18 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:544:54 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:5510:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:508:50 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0812:08 PM | 13:381:38 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:453:45 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:221:22 PM | 14:532:53 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:082:08 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:093:09 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:453:45 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:334:33 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:394:39 PM | 18:096:09 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:457:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0512:05+1 AM | 25:371:37+1 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |