Tuesday 22 January 2002 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:188:18 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0610:06 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:117:11 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:288:28 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
12:1612:16 PM
The Sun 35° above S. Day length 10 h 09 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
07:117:11 AM to 31:117:11 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 | 10:0610:06 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 08:288:28 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Sādhya | 11:5211:52 AM | Śubha |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:0610:06 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:11 07:117:11 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:205:20 AM | 07:117:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:205:20 AM | 06:166:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:485:48 AM | 07:117:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:117:11 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:139:13 AM | 09:549:54 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:449:44 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5211:52 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5611:56 AM | 12:3612:36 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1612:16 PM | 13:321:32 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:193:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:581:58 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:482:48 PM | 16:054:05 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:193:19 PM | 17:215:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:215:21 PM | 19:117:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:215:21 PM | 17:485:48 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:215:21 PM | 18:446:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:456:45 PM | 20:288:28 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5310:53 PM | 23:4811:48 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:025:02 AM+1 | 30:456:45 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |