Sunday 1 April 2001 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:094:09 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:242:24 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:516:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:193:19 PM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 34 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
06:516:51 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 26:24 02:242:24 AM Mon | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 18:566:56 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 16:424:42 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:193:19 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:516:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:066:06 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:435:43 AM | 06:516:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:516:51 AM | 09:229:22 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:189:18 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:229:22 AM | 11:5311:53 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:554:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:174:17 PM | 17:515:51 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:554:55 PM | 19:267:26 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:455:45 PM | 18:356:35 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:515:51 PM | 19:267:26 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:267:26 PM | 20:578:57 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:267:26 PM | 19:487:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:267:26 PM | 20:348:34 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:186:18 AM+1 | 31:497:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |