Monday 22 August 2011 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 13:261:26 PM yesterday, and holds until 15:153:15 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:286:28 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:191:19 PM
Kṛttikā gives way to Rohiṇī.
Noon
13:071:07 PM
The Sun 66° above S. Day length 13 h 17 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
06:286:28 AM to 30:296:29 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 | 15:153:15 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 13:191:19 PM | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 28:33 04:334:33 AM Tue | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 15:153:15 PM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:29 06:296:29 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:035:03 AM | 06:286:28 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:035:03 AM | 05:465:46 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:245:24 AM | 06:286:28 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:286:28 AM | 09:089:08 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:088:08 AM | 09:489:48 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:089:08 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:4010:40 AM | 12:2612:26 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:071:07 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:311:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:341:34 PM | 14:272:27 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:272:27 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:472:47 PM | 16:264:26 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:134:13 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:134:13 PM | 17:065:06 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:065:06 PM | 19:467:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:467:46 PM | 21:119:11 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:467:46 PM | 20:078:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:467:46 PM | 20:508:50 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4312:43 AM+1 | 25:311:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |