Friday 23 May 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 16:494:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:245:24 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:545:54 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:377:37 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 13 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
05:545:54 AM to 29:545:54 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 | 17:245:24 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 28:48 04:484:48 AM Sat | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Indra | 07:377:37 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 17:245:24 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 29:54 05:545:54 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:545:54 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:155:15 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:564:56 AM | 05:545:54 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:545:54 AM | 08:458:45 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 09:289:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:458:45 AM | 11:3611:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:458:45 AM | 09:429:42 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5510:55 AM | 12:3712:37 PM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:1511:15 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:301:30 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 | 13:301:30 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:175:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:204:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:354:35 PM | 18:216:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:175:17 PM | 20:088:08 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:088:08 PM | 21:269:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:088:08 PM | 20:278:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:088:08 PM | 21:079:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:089:08 PM | 22:5010:50 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |