Saturday 3 October 1908 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:336:33 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:125:12 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:315:31 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:565:56 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:3311:33 AM
The Sun 81° above S. Day length 12 h 03 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
05:315:31 AM to 29:315:31 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 | 17:125:12 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 22:3810:38 PM | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Śobhana | 10:0710:07 AM | Atigaṇḍa |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 05:565:56 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:31 05:315:31 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:563:56 AM | 05:315:31 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:563:56 AM | 04:444:44 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:204:20 AM | 05:315:31 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:315:31 AM | 07:567:56 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:315:31 AM | 07:027:02 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:315:31 AM | 06:206:20 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:206:20 AM | 07:087:08 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:567:56 AM | 10:2110:21 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 08:328:32 AM | 10:0210:02 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:428:42 AM | 10:1510:15 AM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:0911:09 AM | 11:5711:57 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 12:4512:45 PM | 15:103:10 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:031:03 PM | 14:342:34 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:331:33 PM | 14:222:22 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:103:10 PM | 17:345:34 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:345:34 PM | 19:107:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:345:34 PM | 17:585:58 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:345:34 PM | 18:466:46 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 17:595:59 PM | 19:327:32 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:0911:09 PM | 23:5711:57 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |