Tuesday 2 September 2014 · Tehran, Iran
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:034:03 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:083:08 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:376:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
12:5012:50 PM
Vaidhṛti gives way to Viṣkambha.
Noon
13:041:04 PM
The Sun 62° above S. Day length 12 h 53 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
06:376:37 AM to 30:386:38 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 | 27:08 03:083:08 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Anurādhā | 17:085:08 PM | Jyeṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Vaidhṛti | 12:5012:50 PM | Viṣkambha |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:413:41 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 30:38 06:386:38 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:085:08 AM | 06:376:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:085:08 AM | 05:535:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:315:31 AM | 06:376:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:376:37 AM | 09:129:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 06:416:41 AM | 08:178:17 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:129:12 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:129:12 AM | 10:0310:03 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 09:509:50 AM | 11:2711:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3812:38 PM | 13:301:30 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:281:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:041:04 PM | 14:402:40 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:212:21 PM | 16:564:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:133:13 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:174:17 PM | 17:545:54 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:564:56 PM | 19:307:30 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:307:30 PM | 20:598:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:307:30 PM | 19:537:53 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:307:30 PM | 20:378:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:3610:36 PM | 24:0912:09 AM+1 | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 23:5711:57 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4012:40 AM+1 | 25:281:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |