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Wednesday 21 October 2015 · Tehran, Iran

Āśvina Śukla Aṣṭamī

Budhavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:2312:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 11:3011:30 AM.

Observed here on this day

Mahāṣṭamī · Durga Ashtami

Aṣṭamī covers 5 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here

AlsoMahānavamī determinate

At sunrise

06:166:16 AM

Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

11:3011:30 AM

Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.

Noon

11:4911:49 AM

The Sun 44° above S. Day length 11 h 06 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonTehran11:4911:49 AM
At noon, 11:4911:49 AM, the Sun is in Citrā and the Moon 96° ahead of it, in Uttarāṣāḍhā, 55% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 96° falls in Śukla Navamī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:334:33 AM–05:245:24 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:594:59 AM–06:166:16 AMmorning twilight
  • Vijaya13:401:40 PM–14:242:24 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli17:225:22 PM–17:485:48 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā17:225:22 PM–18:396:39 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla25:271:27 AM+1–26:592:59 AM+1a nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Abhijitnone on Budhavāra: the same muhūrta is the Durmuhūrta

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa07:397:39 AM–09:029:02 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika10:2610:26 AM–11:4911:49 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta11:2711:27 AM–12:1112:11 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla11:4911:49 AM–13:121:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Varjya16:114:11 PM–17:445:44 PMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

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

Lābha06:166:16 AM–07:397:39 AMgood
Amṛta07:397:39 AM–09:029:02 AMgood
Kāla09:029:02 AM–10:2610:26 AMavoid
Śubha10:2610:26 AM–11:4911:49 AMgood
Roga11:4911:49 AM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Udvega13:121:12 PM–14:352:35 PMavoid
Cara14:352:35 PM–15:583:58 PMneutral
Lābha15:583:58 PM–17:225:22 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Udvega17:225:22 PM–18:596:59 PMavoid
Śubha18:596:59 PM–20:358:35 PMgood
Amṛta20:358:35 PM–22:1210:12 PMgood
Cara22:1210:12 PM–23:4911:49 PMneutral
Roga23:4911:49 PM–25:261:26 AM+1avoid
Kāla25:261:26 AM+1–27:033:03 AM+1avoid
Lābha27:033:03 AM+1–28:404:40 AM+1good
Udvega28:404:40 AM+1–30:176:17 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:166:16 AM to 30:176:17 AM+1

06:166:16 AM sunrise17:225:22 PM sunsetsunrise 30:176:17 AM+1
Clock
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Tithi
Aṣṭamīuntil 11:3011:30 AM
Navamīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Uttarāṣāḍhāuntil 12:2012:20 PM
Śravaṇapast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 17:245:24 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 11:3011:30 AM
Bālavauntil 22:4910:49 PM
Kaulavapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 11:4911:49 AM–13:121:12 PM
Pradoṣa 17:225:22 PM–19:057:05 PM
Niśītha 23:2511:25 PM–24:1312:13 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.

  1. SunriseAṣṭamī holds. Budhavāra begins.
  2. NavamīTithi: Aṣṭamī ends.
  3. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  4. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:121:12 PM. Eighth no. 5 on Budhavāra.
  5. ŚravaṇaNakṣatra: Uttarāṣāḍhā ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 06 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 19:057:05 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:1312:13 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseGuruvāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Aṣṭamī11:3011:30 AMNavamī
NakṣatraUttarāṣāḍhā12:2012:20 PMŚravaṇa
YogaDhṛti17:245:24 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBava11:3011:30 AMBālava
VāraBudhavāra30:17 06:176:17 AM ThuGuruvāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Āśvina
Month, pūrṇimānta
Āśvina
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2072
Śaka
1937
Kali
5116
Ahargaṇa
1 868 851
Day length
11 h 06 m
Sun in
Tulā
Moon in
Makara
Moonrise
13:161:16 PM
Moonset
24:1112:11 AM+1

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:334:33 AM06:166:16 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:334:33 AM05:245:24 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:594:59 AM06:166:16 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:166:16 AM08:298:29 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day07:397:39 AM09:029:02 AMeighth no. 2 on Budhavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:298:29 AM10:4210:42 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day10:2610:26 AM11:4911:49 AMeighth no. 4 on Budhavāra
Madhyāhnamidday11:2511:25 AM12:1312:13 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta11:2711:27 AM12:1112:11 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day11:4911:49 AM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 5 on Budhavāra
Aparāhṇaafternoon12:5512:55 PM15:093:09 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory13:401:40 PM14:242:24 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening15:093:09 PM17:225:22 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra16:114:11 PM17:445:44 PMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk17:225:22 PM19:057:05 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset17:225:22 PM17:485:48 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight17:225:22 PM18:396:39 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight23:2511:25 PM24:1312:13 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra25:271:27 AM+126:592:59 AM+1sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra
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