Sunday 4 April 1937 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:346:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:018:01 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:485:48 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:237:23 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 40 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
05:485:48 AM to 29:465:46 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 | 20:018:01 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 18:256:25 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 09:519:51 AM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:237:23 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:46 05:465:46 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:485:48 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:174:17 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:404:40 AM | 05:485:48 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:485:48 AM | 08:208:20 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:208:20 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3312:33 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 | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:121:12 PM | 14:562:56 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:183:18 PM | 16:534:53 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:286:28 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:464:46 PM | 17:375:37 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:534:53 PM | 18:286:28 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:286:28 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:286:28 PM | 18:506:50 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:286:28 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:512:51 AM+1 | 28:334:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |