Thursday 11 November 1937 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:2812:28 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:271:27 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:366:36 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:438:43 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 25 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
06:366:36 AM to 30:376:37 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 | 25:27 01:271:27 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 08:438:43 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:4310:43 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:031:03 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:37 06:376:37 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:474:47 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:474:47 AM | 05:425:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:366:36 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:366:36 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:366:36 AM | 07:547:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:129:12 AM | 10:3010:30 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0410:04 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5112:51 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5612:56 PM | 14:372:37 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:242:24 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:142:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:142:14 PM | 14:562:56 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:562:56 PM | 17:005:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:005:00 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:005:00 PM | 17:285:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:005:00 PM | 18:226:22 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:0211:02 PM | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |