Tuesday 18 July 2006 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4011:40 AM yesterday, and holds until 09:519:51 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:025:02 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:519:51 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:1112:11 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 17 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
05:025:02 AM to 29:035:03 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 | 09:519:51 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 19:547:54 PM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 22:0910:09 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 09:519:51 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:03 05:035:03 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:443:44 AM | 05:025:02 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:443:44 AM | 04:234:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:044:04 AM | 05:025:02 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:025:02 AM | 07:537:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:537:53 AM | 10:4510:45 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:537:53 AM | 08:508:50 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 10:2310:23 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4611:46 AM | 12:3412:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1012:10 PM | 13:571:57 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:312:31 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:361:36 PM | 16:274:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:332:33 PM | 15:303:30 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:453:45 PM | 17:325:32 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:034:03 PM | 17:355:35 PM | sixtieths 51 to 54 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:274:27 PM | 19:197:19 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:197:19 PM | 20:378:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:197:19 PM | 19:387:38 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:197:19 PM | 20:178:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:1211:12 PM | 23:5111:51 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3512:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |