Tuesday 5 August 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:011:01 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:5410:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:156:15 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:1011:10 AM
Śubha gives way to Śukla.
Noon
13:101:10 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 50 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
06:156:15 AM to 30:166:16 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 | 22:5410:54 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 14:222:22 PM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 11:1011:10 AM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:5811:58 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:16 06:166:16 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:156:15 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:355:35 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:145:14 AM | 06:156:15 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:156:15 AM | 09:019:01 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:019:01 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:019:01 AM | 09:569:56 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:439:43 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:542:54 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:332:33 PM | 17:195:19 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:283:28 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:384:38 PM | 18:216:21 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:195:19 PM | 20:058:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:397:39 PM | 21:099:09 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:058:05 PM | 21:279:27 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:058:05 PM | 20:258:25 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:058:05 PM | 21:069:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | 24:5012:50 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4612:46 AM+1 | 25:341:34 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:424:42 AM+1 | 30:126:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |