Friday 9 September 2016 · Tehran, Iran
Śukravāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:193:19 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 29:115:11+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:436:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:5510:55 AM
Viṣkambha gives way to Prīti.
Noon
13:021:02 PM
The Sun 59° above S. Day length 12 h 37 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
06:436:43 AM to 30:446:44+1 AM
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 | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Sat | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Jyeṣṭhā | 29:52 05:525:52 AM Sat | Mūla |
| Yoga | Viṣkambha | 10:5510:55 AM | Prīti |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 16:194:19 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śukravāra | 30:44 06:446:44 AM Sat | Śanivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 05:125:12 AM | 06:436:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 05:125:12 AM | 05:575:57 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:355:35 AM | 06:436:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:436:43 AM | 09:149:14 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:178:17 AM | 09:529:52 AM | eighth no. 2 on Śukravāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:149:14 AM | 11:4611:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:149:14 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 09:369:36 AM | 11:2211:22 AM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 11:2711:27 AM | 13:011:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:3612:36 PM | 13:261:26 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 | 13:261:26 PM | 14:172:17 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:172:17 PM | 16:484:48 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:073:07 PM | 15:583:58 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 16:104:10 PM | 17:455:45 PM | eighth no. 7 on Śukravāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:484:48 PM | 19:207:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:207:20 PM | 20:518:51 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:207:20 PM | 19:437:43 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:207:20 PM | 20:288:28 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:108:10 PM | 21:569:56 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:3812:38+1 AM | 25:261:26+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |