Saturday 16 August 2025 · Tehran, Iran
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 21:509:50 PM yesterday, and holds until 19:357:35 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:245:24 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:428:42 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0912:09 PM
The Sun 68° above S. Day length 13 h 28 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
05:245:24 AM to 29:255:25 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 | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī | 19:357:35 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Kṛttikā | 26:39 02:392:39 AM Sun | Rohiṇī |
| Yoga | Dhruva | 26:28 02:282:28 AM Sun | Vyāghāta |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 08:428:42 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:25 05:255:25 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:004:00 AM | 05:245:24 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:004:00 AM | 04:424:42 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:214:21 AM | 05:245:24 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:245:24 AM | 08:068:06 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:245:24 AM | 07:057:05 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:245:24 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:186:18 AM | 07:127:12 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:068:06 AM | 10:4810:48 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:468:46 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4111:41 AM | 12:3512:35 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4411:44 AM | 12:3212:32 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:291:29 PM | 16:114:11 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:491:49 PM | 15:303:30 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:173:17 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 15:223:22 PM | 16:534:53 PM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:114:11 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:178:17 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 19:567:56 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4511:45 PM | 24:3312:33 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:2412:24 AM+1 | 25:541:54 AM+1 | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |