Saturday 26 July 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:0512:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:1110:11 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:086:08 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:166:16 AM
Aśvinī gives way to Bharaṇī.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 74° above S. Day length 14 h 05 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
06:086:08 AM to 30:096:09+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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 10:1110:11 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Aśvinī | 06:166:16 AM | Bharaṇī |
| Yoga | Śūla | 17:435:43 PM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:1110:11 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:09 06:096:09 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:494:49 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:494:49 AM | 05:285:28 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:095:09 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:578:57 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:086:08 AM | 07:547:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:086:08 AM | 07:047:04 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:047:04 AM | 08:018:01 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:578:57 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:399:39 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:391:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4712:47 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:245:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:562:56 PM | 16:424:42 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:173:17 PM | 16:484:48 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:313:31 PM | 16:284:28 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:245:24 PM | 20:138:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:138:13 PM | 21:339:33 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:138:13 PM | 20:338:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:138:13 PM | 21:139:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 25:491:49+1 AM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 25:351:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |