Monday 11 May 2015 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:044:04 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:052:05 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:036:03 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:569:56 AM
Śravaṇa gives way to Dhaniṣṭhā.
Noon
13:011:01 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 55 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
06:036:03 AM to 30:026:02 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 | 26:05 02:052:05 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Śravaṇa | 09:569:56 AM | Dhaniṣṭhā |
| Yoga | Śukla | 10:4510:45 AM | Brahma |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:063:06 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:02 06:026:02 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:434:43 AM | 06:036:03 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:434:43 AM | 05:235:23 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:035:03 AM | 06:036:03 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:036:03 AM | 08:508:50 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:487:48 AM | 09:329:32 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:508:50 AM | 11:3711:37 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:1711:17 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3312:33 PM | 13:291:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:3712:37 PM | 13:251:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:291:29 PM | 14:242:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:431:43 PM | 15:143:14 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:242:24 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:452:45 PM | 16:304:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:203:20 PM | 16:164:16 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:164:16 PM | 17:115:11 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:115:11 PM | 19:597:59 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:597:59 PM | 21:199:19 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:597:59 PM | 20:198:19 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:597:59 PM | 20:598:59 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:4810:48 PM | 24:1912:19 AM+1 | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3712:37 AM+1 | 25:251:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |