Tuesday 25 March 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:596:59 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:525:52 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
07:027:02 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:0412:04 PM
Mūla gives way to Pūrvāṣāḍhā.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 12 h 17 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
07:027:02 AM to 31:017:01 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 17:525:52 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 12:0412:04 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 22:3610:36 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:525:52 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:01 07:017:01 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:285:28 AM | 07:027:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:285:28 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:525:52 AM | 07:027:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:027:02 AM | 09:309:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:309:30 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:309:30 AM | 10:1910:19 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:0610:06 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3110:31 AM | 12:0412:04 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:111:11 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:524:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:034:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:154:15 PM | 17:475:47 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:524:52 PM | 19:197:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:197:19 PM | 20:538:53 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:197:19 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:197:19 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 21:409:40 PM | 23:1611:16 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |