Tuesday 23 September 1997 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 01:341:34 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 25:481:48 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 95 of 95 minutes of pradoṣa. Determinate. Why this date, here
AlsoMahālakṣmī Vrata Samāpana determinate
At sunrise
05:505:50 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
13:281:28 PM
Mṛgaśirā gives way to Ārdrā.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 84° above S. Day length 12 h 06 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
05:505:50 AM to 29:505:50 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 | 25:48 01:481:48 AM Wed | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 13:281:28 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 19:097:09 PM | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 13:351:35 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:50 05:505:50 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:505:50 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:154:15 AM | 05:035:03 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:394:39 AM | 05:505:50 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:505:50 AM | 08:158:15 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:158:15 AM | 10:4010:40 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:158:15 AM | 09:049:04 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:528:52 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:2911:29 AM | 12:1712:17 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 11:5311:53 AM | 13:241:24 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:061:06 PM | 15:313:31 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:541:54 PM | 14:422:42 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:552:55 PM | 16:254:25 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:313:31 PM | 17:565:56 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 17:565:56 PM | 19:317:31 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 17:565:56 PM | 18:206:20 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 17:565:56 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 22:1810:18 PM | 23:5911:59 PM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4210:42 PM | 23:2911:29 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:2911:29 PM | 24:1712:17 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 28:114:11 AM+1 | 29:525:52 AM+1 | sixtieths 36 to 39 of the nakṣatra |