Saturday 4 April 1998 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 08:268:26 AM yesterday, and holds until 08:228:22 AM.
Observed here on this day
Navamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:595:59 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
08:228:22 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:0412:04 PM
The Sun 90° above N. Day length 12 h 11 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
05:595:59 AM to 29:585:58 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 | 08:228:22 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Punarvasu | 21:119:11 PM | Puṣya |
| Yoga | Atigaṇḍa | 13:281:28 PM | Sukarmā |
| Karaṇa | Bava | 08:228:22 AM | Bālava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 29:58 05:585:58 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:595:59 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:244:24 AM | 05:115:11 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:484:48 AM | 05:595:59 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:595:59 AM | 08:258:25 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 05:595:59 AM | 07:307:30 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 05:595:59 AM | 06:476:47 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:476:47 AM | 07:367:36 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:258:25 AM | 10:5110:51 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 08:438:43 AM | 10:2210:22 AM | sixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:019:01 AM | 10:3310:33 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:4011:40 AM | 12:2812:28 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:171:17 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:351:35 PM | 15:073:07 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:062:06 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:096:09 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:096:09 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:096:09 PM | 18:336:33 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:096:09 PM | 19:207:20 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 18:426:42 PM | 20:218:21 PM | sixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:4011:40 PM | 24:2812:28 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 29:455:45 AM+1 | 31:277:27 AM+1 | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |