Tuesday 30 July 2013 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 09:439:43 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:5510:55 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:116:11 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:316:31 AM
Śūla gives way to Gaṇḍa.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 73° above S. Day length 13 h 59 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
06:116:11 AM to 30:126:12 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 | 10:5510:55 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Bharaṇī | 25:38 01:381:38 AM Wed | Kṛttikā |
| Yoga | Śūla | 06:316:31 AM | Gaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:5510:55 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:514:51 AM | 06:116:11 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:514:51 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:115:11 AM | 06:116:11 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:116:11 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:598:59 AM | 09:559:55 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:419:41 AM | 11:2611:26 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:559:55 AM | 11:4011:40 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:101:10 PM | 14:552:55 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:404:40 PM | 18:256:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:225:22 PM | 20:108:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:108:10 PM | 21:309:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:108:10 PM | 20:308:30 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:108:10 PM | 21:109:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:248:24 PM | 22:0910:09 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 24:1112:11 AM+1 | 24:5112:51 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47 AM+1 | 25:351:35 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |