Tuesday 28 November 2006 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 22:4910:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 21:049:04 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:536:53 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:099:09 AM
Vyāghāta gives way to Harṣaṇa.
Noon
11:5211:52 AM
The Sun 33° above S. Day length 9 h 59 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
06:536:53 AM to 30:546:54 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 | 21:049:04 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śatabhiṣā | 23:4911:49 PM | Pūrva Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 09:099:09 AM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 09:599:59 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:54 06:546:54 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:536:53 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:295:29 AM | 06:536:53 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:536:53 AM | 08:528:52 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 07:477:47 AM | 09:199:19 AM | sixtieths 19 to 22 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:528:52 AM | 10:5210:52 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:528:52 AM | 09:329:32 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:229:22 AM | 10:3710:37 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1612:16 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:1212:12 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5211:52 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5212:52 PM | 14:522:52 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:321:32 PM | 14:122:12 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:222:22 PM | 15:373:37 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:522:52 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:195:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:166:16 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:574:57 PM | 18:286:28 PM | sixtieths 43 to 46 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:2810:28 PM | 23:2411:24 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:515:51 AM+1 | 31:217:21 AM+1 | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |