Sunday 22 October 2023 · Tehran, Iran
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 19:547:54 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:006:00 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:176:17 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
06:596:59 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:4911:49 AM
The Sun 43° above S. Day length 11 h 04 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
06:176:17 AM to 30:186:18+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 | 18:006:00 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Uttarāṣāḍhā | 16:444:44 PM | Śravaṇa |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:527:52 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 06:596:59 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 30:18 06:186:18 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:334:33 AM | 06:176:17 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:334:33 AM | 05:255:25 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:594:59 AM | 06:176:17 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:176:17 AM | 08:308:30 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:308:30 AM | 10:4210:42 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3910:39 AM | 12:1012:10 PM | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2511:25 AM | 12:1312:13 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2611:26 AM | 12:1112:11 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:4911:49 AM | 13:121:12 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:5512:55 PM | 15:083:08 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:391:39 PM | 14:232:23 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:352:35 PM | 15:573:57 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:083:08 PM | 17:205:20 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:523:52 PM | 16:364:36 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 15:573:57 PM | 17:205:20 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:205:20 PM | 19:047:04 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:205:20 PM | 17:465:46 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:205:20 PM | 18:386:38 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 20:298:29 PM | 21:599:59 PM | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2511:25 PM | 24:1312:13+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 29:295:29+1 AM | 30:596:59+1 AM | sixtieths 35 to 38 of the nakṣatra |