Tuesday 20 July 1999 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:4112:41 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:272:27 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:301:30 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 15 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:046:04 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 | 26:27 02:272:27 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Citrā | 20:018:01 PM | Svātī |
| Yoga | Siddha | 19:287:28 PM | Sādhya |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 13:301:30 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:04 06:046:04 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:454:45 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:454:45 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:548:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:548:54 AM | 11:4511:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:548:54 AM | 09:519:51 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:379:37 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:011:01 PM | 14:462:46 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:572:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:362:36 PM | 17:275:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:333:33 PM | 16:304:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:444:44 PM | 18:316:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:275:27 PM | 20:188:18 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:188:18 PM | 21:369:36 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:188:18 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:188:18 PM | 21:169:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:152:15 AM+1 | 28:014:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |