Saturday 16 April 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:565:56 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 32:208:20 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:003:00 PM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 07 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:306:30 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 20:158:15 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 15:003:00 PM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 19:077:07 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:30 06:306:30 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:316:31 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 | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:316:31 AM | 08:098:09 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:316:31 AM | 07:237:23 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:496:49 AM | 08:368:36 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:237:23 AM | 08:168:16 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:489:48 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:432:43 PM | 16:214:21 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:163:16 PM | 16:084:08 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:345:34 PM | 19:227:22 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:059:05 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:145:14 AM+1 | 31:017:01 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |