Monday 21 May 2029 · Tehran, Iran
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:308:30 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:546:54 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
04:554:55 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:467:46 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
12:0112:01 PM
The Sun 75° above S. Day length 14 h 12 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
04:554:55 AM to 28:554:55+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 | 18:546:54 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Maghā | 20:118:11 PM | Pūrva Phalgunī |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 25:33 01:331:33 AM Tue | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 07:467:46 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 28:55 04:554:55 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:373:37 AM | 04:554:55 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:373:37 AM | 04:164:16 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 03:563:56 AM | 04:554:55 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 04:554:55 AM | 07:467:46 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 06:426:42 AM | 08:288:28 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:467:46 AM | 10:3610:36 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:378:37 AM | 10:0910:09 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 10:1510:15 AM | 12:0112:01 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3311:33 AM | 12:3012:30 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 | 12:3012:30 PM | 13:261:26 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:261:26 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 13:481:48 PM | 15:343:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:232:23 PM | 15:203:20 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:203:20 PM | 16:174:17 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:174:17 PM | 19:077:07 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:525:52 PM | 19:247:24 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 19:077:07 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 19:077:07 PM | 19:277:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 19:077:07 PM | 20:068:06 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3711:37 PM | 24:2512:25+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 27:433:43+1 AM | 29:135:13+1 AM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |