Thursday 6 May 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:317:31 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:0010:00 PM.
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
08:458:45 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 47 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 30:076:07 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 22:0010:00 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 12:2312:23 PM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 21:449:44 PM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:458:45 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:07 06:076:07 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:464:46 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:464:46 AM | 05:275:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:065:06 AM | 06:086:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:086:08 AM | 08:538:53 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:086:08 AM | 07:517:51 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:538:53 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:359:35 AM | 11:1811:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:4310:43 AM | 11:3911:39 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:284:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:193:19 PM | 16:144:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:144:14 PM | 17:095:09 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 16:544:54 PM | 18:426:42 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:095:09 PM | 19:557:55 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:557:55 PM | 21:169:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:557:55 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:557:55 PM | 20:568:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 27:433:43 AM+1 | 29:315:31 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |