Friday 21 May 1976 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:1912:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 13:351:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:554:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:457:45 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 11 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
04:554:55 AM to 28:554:55+1 AM
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 | 13:351:35 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 27:33 03:333:33 AM Sat | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Indra | 07:457:45 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 13:351:35 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 28:55 04:554:55 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:373:37 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:373:37 AM | 04:164:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:563:56 AM | 04:554:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:554:55 AM | 07:467:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:426:42 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:467:46 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:467:46 AM | 08:428:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:129:12 AM | 10:5610:56 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 15:343:34 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:164:16 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:267:26 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:417:41 PM | 21:269:26 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |