Tuesday 20 September 2011 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:355:35 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:316:31 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 94 of 94 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
06:506:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:3512:35 PM
Siddhi gives way to Vyatīpāta.
Noon
12:5812:58 PM
The Sun 55° above S. Day length 12 h 14 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
06:506:50 AM to 30:516:51 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 | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 24:43 00:4312:43 AM Wed | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Siddhi | 12:3512:35 PM | Vyatīpāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 18:096:09 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:506:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:046:04 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:405:40 AM | 06:506:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:506:50 AM | 09:179:17 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:179:17 AM | 11:4411:44 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:179:17 AM | 10:0610:06 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:549:54 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3412:34 PM | 13:221:22 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:5812:58 PM | 14:292:29 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:112:11 PM | 16:384:38 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:003:00 PM | 15:493:49 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:173:17 PM | 17:005:00 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:014:01 PM | 17:335:33 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:384:38 PM | 19:057:05 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:057:05 PM | 20:398:39 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:057:05 PM | 19:287:28 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:057:05 PM | 20:158:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:4711:47 PM | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3412:34 AM+1 | 25:221:22 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |