Thursday 3 April 1975 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:173:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:434:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:553:55 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0812:08 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 37 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:485:48 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 | 28:43 04:434:43 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 29:45 05:455:45 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 23:2111:21 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:553:55 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:48 05:485:48 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:184:18 AM | 05:045:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:414:41 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:505:50 AM | 07:247:24 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:0210:02 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4311:43 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 |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:173:17 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:092:09 PM | 15:533:53 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:053:05 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:276:27 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:276:27 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:276:27 PM | 18:496:49 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:276:27 PM | 19:357:35 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 26:172:17 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |