Friday 19 September 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 10:2510:25 AM yesterday, and holds until 12:3312:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:469:46 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
12:5812:58 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:506:50 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 | 12:3312:33 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 09:469:46 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 24:27 00:2712:27 AM Sat | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 12:3312:33 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:50 06:506:50 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:165:16 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:395:39 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:228:22 AM | 09:549:54 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:5812:58 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:231:23 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:231:23 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:122:12 PM | 16:394:39 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:013:01 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:024:02 PM | 17:345:34 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:394:39 PM | 19:067:06 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 18:556:55 PM | 20:408:40 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:067:06 PM | 20:408:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:067:06 PM | 19:307:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:067:06 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:011:01 AM+1 | 26:462:46 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |