Monday 10 August 1970 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:0912:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 24:1912:19 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:195:19 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:2012:20 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1012:10 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 13 h 41 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
05:195:19 AM to 29:205:20 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 | 24:19 00:1912:19 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | past sunrise | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 16:154:15 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 12:2012:20 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:20 05:205:20 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:573:57 AM | 05:195:19 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:573:57 AM | 04:384:38 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:174:17 AM | 05:195:19 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:195:19 AM | 08:038:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:027:02 AM | 08:448:44 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:038:03 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5110:51 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4511:45 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:321:32 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:521:52 PM | 15:353:35 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:262:26 PM | 15:213:21 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:213:21 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 19:007:00 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:007:00 PM | 20:238:23 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:007:00 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:007:00 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:448:44 PM | 22:2210:22 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4611:46 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |