Sunday 25 September 2005 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:269:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 23:0411:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 96 of 96 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:555:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:516:51 AM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
11:5611:56 AM
The Sun 53° above S. Day length 12 h 02 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
05:555:55 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 23:0411:04 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 06:516:51 AM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 10:0510:05 AM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 10:1110:11 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:555:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:194:19 AM | 05:075:07 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:434:43 AM | 05:555:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:555:55 AM | 08:198:19 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:198:19 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2012:20 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:5611:56 AM | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:081:08 PM | 15:323:32 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:442:44 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:323:32 PM | 17:575:57 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:054:05 PM | 17:515:51 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:204:20 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:264:26 PM | 17:575:57 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:575:57 PM | 19:337:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:575:57 PM | 18:216:21 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:575:57 PM | 19:097:09 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1510:15 PM | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3211:32 PM | 24:2012:20 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |