Friday 1 October 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:477:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:486:48 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 59 of 98 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:227:22 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 49 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
05:595:59 AM to 30:006:00 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 | 18:486:48 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 18:136:13 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Varīyān | 11:0811:08 AM | Parigha |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:227:22 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:00 06:006:00 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:464:46 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 07:287:28 AM | 08:568:56 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:208:20 AM | 09:559:55 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:218:21 AM | 09:089:08 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 10:2510:25 AM | 11:5411:54 AM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:051:05 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:051:05 PM | 15:273:27 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:521:52 PM | 14:392:39 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:512:51 PM | 16:204:20 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:273:27 PM | 17:485:48 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:485:48 PM | 19:267:26 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:485:48 PM | 18:136:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:485:48 PM | 19:027:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:465:46 AM+1 | 31:197:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |