Monday 20 May 2002 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:091:09 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:0911:09 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:0911:09 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 10 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:565:56 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 | 11:0911:09 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 14:462:46 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 22:0710:07 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 11:0911:09 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:56 05:565:56 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:374:37 AM | 05:175:17 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:574:57 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:427:42 AM | 09:299:29 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:2912:29 PM | 14:002:00 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:291:29 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:334:33 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:194:19 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:194:19 PM | 17:165:16 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:165:16 PM | 20:068:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:068:06 PM | 21:249:24 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:068:06 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:068:06 PM | 21:059:05 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1310:13 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |