Saturday 5 April 2025 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:136:13 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:275:27 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:455:45 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
17:275:27 PM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:0712:07 PM
The Sun 61° above S. Day length 12 h 44 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
05:455:45 AM to 29:445:44 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 | 17:275:27 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 27:32 03:323:32 AM Sun | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 18:036:03 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 17:275:27 PM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:005:00 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:384:38 AM | 05:455:45 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:455:45 AM | 08:188:18 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:455:45 AM | 07:217:21 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:455:45 AM | 06:366:36 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:366:36 AM | 07:277:27 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:188:18 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:568:56 AM | 10:3210:32 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4211:42 AM | 12:3312:33 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4311:43 AM | 12:3112:31 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 15:563:56 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:431:43 PM | 15:183:18 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:053:05 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:263:26 PM | 17:035:03 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:563:56 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 19:597:59 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:526:52 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:377:37 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4311:43 PM | 24:3112:31 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 25:071:07 AM+1 | 26:442:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |