Tuesday 31 January 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:196:19 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:598:59 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
07:067:06 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:407:40 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 37° above S. Day length 10 h 24 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
07:067:06 AM to 31:057:05 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 | 20:598:59 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 27:59 03:593:59 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 13:581:58 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:407:40 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 31:05 07:057:05 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:175:17 AM | 07:067:06 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:175:17 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:445:44 AM | 07:067:06 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 07:067:06 AM | 09:119:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:119:11 AM | 11:1511:15 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:119:11 AM | 09:529:52 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:429:42 AM | 11:0011:00 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 11:4511:45 AM | 13:331:33 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:361:36 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:253:25 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:022:02 PM | 14:432:43 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:542:54 PM | 16:124:12 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:253:25 PM | 17:305:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:305:30 PM | 19:187:18 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:305:30 PM | 17:575:57 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:305:30 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3410:34 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:5610:56 PM | 23:5011:50 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5311:53 PM | 24:4112:41 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |