Monday 31 July 2017 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 07:077:07 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:478:47 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:126:12 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:398:39 AM
Svātī gives way to Viśākhā.
Noon
13:111:11 PM
The Sun 72° above S. Day length 13 h 57 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
06:126:12 AM to 30:126:12+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 | 08:478:47 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Svātī | 08:398:39 AM | Viśākhā |
| Yoga | Śubha | 13:281:28 PM | Śukla |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:478:47 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:12 06:126:12 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:524:52 AM | 06:126:12 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:524:52 AM | 05:325:32 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:125:12 AM | 06:126:12 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:126:12 AM | 08:598:59 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 07:567:56 AM | 09:419:41 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:598:59 AM | 11:4711:47 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:2611:26 AM | 13:101:10 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:4312:43 PM | 13:381:38 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:4612:46 PM | 13:341:34 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:381:38 PM | 14:342:34 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 14:342:34 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 14:532:53 PM | 16:404:40 PM | sixtieths 15 to 18 of the nakṣatra |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:404:40 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 15:303:30 PM | 16:264:26 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:264:26 PM | 17:225:22 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 17:225:22 PM | 20:098:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 20:098:09 PM | 21:309:30 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 20:098:09 PM | 20:298:29 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 20:098:09 PM | 21:109:10 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:4712:47+1 AM | 25:351:35+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:341:34+1 AM | 27:213:21+1 AM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |