Sunday 24 August 2008 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:265:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:113:11 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:316:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:029:02 AM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 12 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
06:316:31 AM to 30:316:31+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 | 15:113:11 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 09:029:02 AM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 18:246:24 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:113:11 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:045:04 AM | 06:316:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:045:04 AM | 05:475:47 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:265:26 AM | 06:316:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:316:31 AM | 09:099:09 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:466:46 AM | 08:178:17 AM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:099:09 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:331:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:061:06 PM | 14:452:45 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:252:25 PM | 17:045:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:183:18 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 16:244:24 PM | 18:036:03 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:045:04 PM | 19:427:42 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 17:575:57 PM | 18:496:49 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 18:036:03 PM | 19:427:42 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:427:42 PM | 21:099:09 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:427:42 PM | 20:048:04 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:427:42 PM | 20:478:47 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0012:00+1 AM | 25:301:30+1 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43+1 AM | 25:311:31+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:304:30+1 AM | 30:006:00+1 AM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |