Monday 5 May 2025 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 05:195:19 AM yesterday, and holds until 05:365:36 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:085:08 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:365:36 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 71° above S. Day length 13 h 46 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
05:085:08 AM to 29:075:07 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 | 05:365:36 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Āśleṣā | 12:0112:01 PM | Maghā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 22:2010:20 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 05:365:36 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 29:07 05:075:07 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:463:46 AM | 05:085:08 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:463:46 AM | 04:274:27 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:074:07 AM | 05:085:08 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:085:08 AM | 07:547:54 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:526:52 AM | 08:358:35 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:547:54 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1810:18 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 10:2110:21 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | sixtieths 57 to 60 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3411:34 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2512:25 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 12:2912:29 PM | 13:241:24 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:241:24 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:283:28 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:192:19 PM | 15:143:14 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:143:14 PM | 16:094:09 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:094:09 PM | 18:546:54 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:546:54 PM | 20:168:16 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:546:54 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:546:54 PM | 19:557:55 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 24:5712:57 AM+1 | 26:402:40 AM+1 | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |