Saturday 20 April 2002 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:525:52 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:354:35 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5611:56 AM
Punarvasu gives way to Puṣya.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:256:25 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 | 28:35 04:354:35 AM Sun | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 11:5611:56 AM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 23:4211:42 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:185:18 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:25 06:256:25 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:005:00 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:005:00 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:215:21 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 09:059:05 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:266:26 AM | 08:058:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:266:26 AM | 07:197:19 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:197:19 AM | 08:128:12 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:059:05 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 09:339:33 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:459:45 AM | 11:2411:24 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:025:02 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:025:02 PM | 19:417:41 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:417:41 PM | 21:079:07 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:417:41 PM | 20:038:03 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:417:41 PM | 20:458:45 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:427:42 PM | 21:159:15 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:005:00 AM+1 | 30:336:33 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |