Tuesday 17 August 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:0811:08 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:3110:31 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:256:25 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:3110:31 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
13:081:08 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 27 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
06:256:25 AM to 30:266:26 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 | 10:3110:31 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Wed | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Indra | 28:06 04:064:06 AM Wed | Vaidhṛti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:3110:31 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:26 06:266:26 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:015:01 AM | 06:256:25 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:015:01 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:256:25 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:256:25 AM | 09:069:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:069:06 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:069:06 AM | 10:0010:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:199:19 AM | 10:5810:58 AM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:469:46 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4112:41 PM | 13:351:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4412:44 PM | 13:321:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:081:08 PM | 14:492:49 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:292:29 PM | 17:105:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:233:23 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:304:30 PM | 18:116:11 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:105:10 PM | 19:527:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 19:117:11 PM | 20:508:50 PM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:527:52 PM | 21:169:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:527:52 PM | 20:138:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:527:52 PM | 20:558:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:0512:05 AM+1 | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4512:45 AM+1 | 25:331:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |