Monday 13 December 2010 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:124:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:446:44 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:057:05 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:248:24 AM
Vajra gives way to Siddhi.
Noon
11:5811:58 AM
The Sun 31° above S. Day length 9 h 46 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
07:057:05 AM to 31:067:06 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 | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrva Bhādrapadā | 29:24 05:245:24 AM Tue | Uttara Bhādrapadā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 08:248:24 AM | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 17:295:29 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 31:06 07:067:06 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:086:08 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 07:057:05 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:057:05 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:198:19 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:389:38 AM | 11:2511:25 AM | sixtieths 17 to 20 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:4510:45 AM | 11:5811:58 AM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2212:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:1812:18 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:1812:18 PM | 12:5712:57 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5712:57 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:121:12 PM | 14:252:25 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:361:36 PM | 14:152:15 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:152:15 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 14:542:54 PM | 16:514:51 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 16:514:51 PM | 18:456:45 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 16:514:51 PM | 17:205:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 16:514:51 PM | 18:176:17 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:248:24 PM | 22:1210:12 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |