Monday 6 September 2004 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 06:326:32 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:538:53 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of niśītha. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:406:40 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
11:5211:52 AM
Harṣaṇa gives way to Vajra.
Noon
13:031:03 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 44 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
06:406:40 AM to 30:416:41 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 25:32 01:321:32 AM Tue | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Harṣaṇa | 11:5211:52 AM | Vajra |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 19:417:41 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:41 06:416:41 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:105:10 AM | 06:406:40 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:105:10 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:335:33 AM | 06:406:40 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:406:40 AM | 09:139:13 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:168:16 AM | 09:519:51 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:139:13 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:021:02 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:281:28 PM | 14:192:19 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:192:19 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:382:38 PM | 16:134:13 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:103:10 PM | 16:014:01 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:014:01 PM | 16:514:51 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:364:36 PM | 18:236:23 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:514:51 PM | 19:247:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:247:24 PM | 20:548:54 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:247:24 PM | 19:477:47 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:247:24 PM | 20:328:32 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 21:589:58 PM | 23:4511:45 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 25:271:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |