Saturday 1 November 2003 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:268:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:337:33 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:266:26 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:557:55 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:4811:48 AM
The Sun 40° above S. Day length 10 h 43 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
06:266:26 AM to 30:276:27 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 | 19:337:33 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 23:5611:56 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 09:499:49 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:557:55 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:27 06:276:27 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:266:26 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:335:33 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:266:26 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:266:26 AM | 08:358:35 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:266:26 AM | 07:467:46 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:266:26 AM | 07:097:09 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:097:09 AM | 07:527:52 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:358:35 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:079:07 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2411:24 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:0912:09 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 15:013:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:351:35 PM | 14:182:18 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 13:351:35 PM | 15:113:11 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:013:01 PM | 17:095:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:095:09 PM | 18:566:56 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:095:09 PM | 17:365:36 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:095:09 PM | 18:296:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2411:24 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:014:01 AM+1 | 29:395:39 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |