Thursday 1 March 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 15:403:40 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:555:55 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:346:34 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:505:50 PM
Rohiṇī gives way to Mṛgaśirā.
Noon
12:1712:17 PM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 11 h 25 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
06:346:34 AM to 30:336:33 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 | 17:555:55 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 17:505:50 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 22:3810:38 PM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:555:55 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:33 06:336:33 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:544:54 AM | 06:346:34 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:544:54 AM | 05:445:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:195:19 AM | 06:346:34 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:346:34 AM | 08:518:51 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:346:34 AM | 08:008:00 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:518:51 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:558:55 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 09:269:26 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 10:2310:23 AM | 11:0811:08 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5311:53 AM | 12:4112:41 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5411:54 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:251:25 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:421:42 PM | 15:083:08 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:112:11 PM | 14:572:57 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 14:162:16 PM | 16:034:03 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:572:57 PM | 15:423:42 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:423:42 PM | 17:595:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:595:59 PM | 19:407:40 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:595:59 PM | 18:246:24 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:595:59 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5211:52 PM | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:5611:56 PM | 25:411:41 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |