Monday 2 April 1990 · Thāne, Maharashtra, India
Somavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 04:364:36 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 27:213:21+1 AM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
06:326:32 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
14:432:43 PM
Śobhana gives way to Atigaṇḍa.
Noon
12:4212:42 PM
The Sun 76° above S. Day length 12 h 20 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
06:326:32 AM to 30:316:31+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 | 27:21 03:213:21 AM Tue | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Ārdrā | 18:126:12 PM | Punarvasu |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 14:432:43 PM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 15:543:54 PM | Bava |
| Vāra | Somavāra | 30:31 06:316:31 AM Tue | Maṅgalavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:594:59 AM | 06:326:32 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:594:59 AM | 05:455:45 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:225:22 AM | 06:326:32 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:326:32 AM | 09:009:00 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:048:04 AM | 09:379:37 AM | eighth no. 2 on Somavāra |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 08:328:32 AM | 10:0510:05 AM | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 09:009:00 AM | 11:2811:28 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 11:0911:09 AM | 12:4212:42 PM | eighth no. 4 on Somavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 12:1712:17 PM | 13:071:07 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 12:1812:18 PM | 13:061:06 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 13:071:07 PM | 13:561:56 PM | 9th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:561:56 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 14:142:14 PM | 15:473:47 PM | eighth no. 6 on Somavāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:452:45 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:353:35 PM | 16:244:24 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:244:24 PM | 18:526:52 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:526:52 PM | 20:258:25 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:526:52 PM | 19:157:15 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:526:52 PM | 20:028:02 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 25:061:06+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 30:066:06+1 AM | 31:417:41+1 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |