Thursday 9 October 1997 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:174:17 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:173:17+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:066:06 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:523:52 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 48° above S. Day length 11 h 31 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
06:066:06 AM to 30:076:07+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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 27:17 03:173:17 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 23:2311:23 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 24:22 00:2212:22 AM Fri | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:523:52 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:264:26 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:264:26 AM | 05:165:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:514:51 AM | 06:066:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:066:06 AM | 08:248:24 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:066:06 AM | 07:327:32 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:248:24 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:598:59 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:069:06 AM | 10:4110:41 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:569:56 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2711:27 AM | 12:1512:15 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1412:14 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:001:00 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:181:18 PM | 14:442:44 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:471:47 PM | 14:332:33 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:332:33 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:375:37 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:375:37 PM | 19:177:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:375:37 PM | 18:026:02 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:375:37 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:376:37 PM | 20:128:12 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2811:28 PM | 24:1612:16+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |