Thursday 2 October 2014 · Tehran, Iran
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 11:5011:50 AM yesterday, and holds until 10:0810:08 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:006:00 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:0810:08 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
11:5411:54 AM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 11 h 47 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
06:006:00 AM to 30:016:01 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 | 10:0810:08 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 19:537:53 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 11:2411:24 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 10:0810:08 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 30:01 06:016:01 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:474:47 AM | 06:006:00 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:006:00 AM | 08:218:21 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 06:006:00 AM | 07:287:28 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 06:116:11 AM | 07:437:43 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:218:21 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:578:57 AM | 10:2510:25 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:569:56 AM | 10:4310:43 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3011:30 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:041:04 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:221:22 PM | 14:502:50 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:511:51 PM | 14:382:38 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:382:38 PM | 15:263:26 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 15:193:19 PM | 16:514:51 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:263:26 PM | 17:475:47 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:475:47 PM | 19:257:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:475:47 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:475:47 PM | 19:007:00 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:213:21 AM+1 | 28:514:51 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |