Monday 15 February 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 00:1212:12 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 22:2710:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:526:52 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:1710:17 AM
Brahma gives way to Indra.
Noon
12:1812:18 PM
The Sun 41° above S. Day length 10 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
06:526:52 AM to 30:516:51 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 | 22:2710:27 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 25:09 01:091:09 AM Tue | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Brahma | 10:1710:17 AM | Indra |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 11:1611:16 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:51 06:516:51 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:526:52 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:075:07 AM | 06:006:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:345:34 AM | 06:526:52 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:526:52 AM | 09:039:03 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:148:14 AM | 09:369:36 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:039:03 AM | 11:1311:13 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:5710:57 AM | 12:1912:19 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5511:55 AM | 12:4312:43 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5711:57 AM | 12:4012:40 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:4012:40 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 13:401:40 PM | 15:123:12 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:023:02 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:072:07 PM | 14:512:51 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 14:512:51 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 17:455:45 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:455:45 PM | 19:307:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:455:45 PM | 18:116:11 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:455:45 PM | 19:047:04 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:5110:51 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5411:54 PM | 24:4212:42 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |