Monday 24 August 1970 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1512:15 PM yesterday, and holds until 12:0512:05 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:305:30 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:555:55 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 13 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
05:305:30 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 12:0512:05 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 05:555:55 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 16:474:47 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:0512:05 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:044:04 AM | 05:305:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:044:04 AM | 04:474:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:254:25 AM | 05:305:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:305:30 AM | 08:088:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:097:09 AM | 08:488:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:088:08 AM | 10:4710:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:2710:27 AM | 12:0612:06 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3012:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:461:46 PM | 15:253:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:123:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:123:12 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:436:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:436:43 PM | 20:098:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:436:43 PM | 19:057:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:436:43 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3810:38 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:383:38 AM+1 | 29:185:18 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |