Monday 29 June 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:244:24 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:433:43 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:515:51 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:029:02 AM
Uttara Phalgunī gives way to Hasta.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 78° above S. Day length 14 h 33 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
05:515:51 AM to 29:525:52 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 | 27:43 03:433:43 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttara Phalgunī | 09:029:02 AM | Hasta |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 19:487:48 PM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:583:58 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:515:51 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:364:36 AM | 05:145:14 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:554:55 AM | 05:515:51 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:515:51 AM | 08:468:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:417:41 AM | 09:309:30 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:468:46 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1911:19 AM | 13:081:08 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:371:37 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:371:37 PM | 14:352:35 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:352:35 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:572:57 PM | 16:464:46 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:333:33 PM | 16:314:31 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:314:31 PM | 17:295:29 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:295:29 PM | 20:248:24 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 17:305:30 PM | 19:067:06 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:248:24 PM | 21:409:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:248:24 PM | 20:438:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:248:24 PM | 21:219:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4412:44 AM+1 | 25:321:32 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:103:10 AM+1 | 28:474:47 AM+1 | sixtieths 46 to 49 of the nakṣatra |