Sunday 13 April 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:4711:47 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:2510:25 AM.
Observed here on this day
The Sun enters Meṣa on this day, counted from sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoRāma Navamī determinate
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:586:58 AM
Sukarmā gives way to Dhṛti.
Noon
13:051:05 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 01 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:336:33+1 AM
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 | 10:2510:25 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Mon | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Sukarmā | 06:586:58 AM | Dhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:2510:25 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:285:28 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:051:05 PM | 14:432:43 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:092:09 PM | 15:453:45 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:232:23 PM | 17:005:00 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:153:15 PM | 16:074:07 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:204:20 PM | 17:585:58 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:005:00 PM | 19:367:36 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:525:52 PM | 18:446:44 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 17:585:58 PM | 19:367:36 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:367:36 PM | 21:039:03 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:367:36 PM | 19:587:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:367:36 PM | 20:428:42 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4111:41 PM | 25:161:16+1 AM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40+1 AM | 25:281:28+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |