Monday 23 August 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:353:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:431:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:306:30 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:558:55 AM
Viśākhā gives way to Anurādhā.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 14 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
06:306:30 AM to 30:316:31 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 | 25:43 01:431:43 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 08:558:55 AM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 19:577:57 PM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 14:422:42 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:306:30 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:255:25 AM | 06:306:30 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:306:30 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:098:09 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:4312:43 PM | 14:142:14 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:331:33 PM | 14:262:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:262:26 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:462:46 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:124:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:124:12 PM | 17:055:05 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:055:05 PM | 19:437:43 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:437:43 PM | 21:109:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:437:43 PM | 20:058:05 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:437:43 PM | 20:488:48 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:509:50 PM | 23:2111:21 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |