Monday 29 March 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:073:07 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:235:23 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:556:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:532:53 PM
Ārdrā gives way to Punarvasu.
Noon
13:091:09 PM
The Sun 58° above S. Day length 12 h 28 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
06:556:55 AM to 30:546:54 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 | Śukla Aṣṭamī | 17:235:23 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 14:532:53 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 17:405:40 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:235:23 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:556:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:235:23 AM | 06:096:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:465:46 AM | 06:556:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:556:55 AM | 09:259:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:298:29 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:259:25 AM | 11:5511:55 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:3611:36 AM | 13:091:09 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4512:45 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:341:34 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 16:544:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:164:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:143:14 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:044:04 PM | 16:544:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:544:54 PM | 19:237:23 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:237:23 PM | 20:558:55 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:237:23 PM | 19:467:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:237:23 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 28:044:04 AM+1 | 29:495:49 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |