Sunday 14 March 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:331:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:2911:29 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī does not reach madhyāhna on either day; the source then takes the second. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:446:44 AM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:1312:13 PM
The Sun 52° above S. Day length 11 h 54 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:156:15 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 | 11:2911:29 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mūla | 23:4211:42 PM | Pūrvāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 06:446:44 AM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 11:2911:29 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:15 06:156:15 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:404:40 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:404:40 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:045:04 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:408:40 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:348:34 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:408:40 AM | 11:0211:02 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5011:50 AM | 12:3812:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:1412:14 PM | 13:431:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:483:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:132:13 PM | 15:003:00 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:123:12 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:483:48 PM | 18:116:11 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:364:36 PM | 17:235:23 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:424:42 PM | 18:116:11 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:395:39 PM | 19:107:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:116:11 PM | 19:477:47 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:116:11 PM | 18:356:35 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:116:11 PM | 19:237:23 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1110:11 PM | 23:4211:42 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4911:49 PM | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |