Saturday 8 September 2012 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:294:29 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 30:566:56 AM+1, past the next sunrise.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:426:42 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:455:45 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 60° above S. Day length 12 h 39 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
06:426:42 AM to 30:436:43 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 | past sunrise | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 19:577:57 PM | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vajra | 28:02 04:024:02 AM Sun | Siddhi |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 17:455:45 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:43 06:436:43 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:115:11 AM | 06:426:42 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:115:11 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:426:42 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:426:42 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:426:42 AM | 08:178:17 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:426:42 AM | 07:337:33 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:337:33 AM | 08:238:23 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:529:52 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:5610:56 AM | 12:4412:44 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:271:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:172:17 PM | 16:494:49 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 14:362:36 PM | 16:114:11 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:083:08 PM | 15:593:59 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 16:204:20 PM | 18:096:09 PM | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:494:49 PM | 19:217:21 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:217:21 PM | 20:528:52 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:217:21 PM | 19:447:44 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:217:21 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38 AM+1 | 25:261:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:122:12 AM+1 | 27:593:59 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |