Thursday 27 August 2009 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:363:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 28:584:58 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:336:33 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:578:57 AM
Indra gives way to Vaidhṛti.
Noon
13:061:06 PM
The Sun 64° above S. Day length 13 h 06 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
06:336:33 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 28:58 04:584:58 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 28:35 04:354:35 AM Fri | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 08:578:57 AM | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:124:12 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:065:06 AM | 06:336:33 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:065:06 AM | 05:495:49 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:275:27 AM | 06:336:33 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:336:33 AM | 09:109:10 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:336:33 AM | 08:118:11 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:576:57 AM | 08:418:41 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:109:10 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:499:49 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:5510:55 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3912:39 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4212:42 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:442:44 PM | 16:224:22 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:173:17 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:094:09 PM | 17:015:01 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:015:01 PM | 19:387:38 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:205:20 PM | 19:047:04 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:387:38 PM | 21:069:06 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:387:38 PM | 20:008:00 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:387:38 PM | 20:448:44 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |