Saturday 10 February 2007 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Śanivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 20:498:49 PM yesterday, and holds until 22:4510:45 PM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
06:186:18 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
09:519:51 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:1512:15 PM
The Sun 70° above S. Day length 11 h 55 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
06:186:18 AM to 30:176:17 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 | 22:4510:45 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Viśākhā | 21:439:43 PM | Anurādhā |
| Yoga | Vṛddhi | 13:351:35 PM | Dhruva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 09:519:51 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Śanivāra | 30:17 06:176:17 AM Sun | Ravivāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:414:41 AM | 06:186:18 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:414:41 AM | 05:295:29 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 05:055:05 AM | 06:186:18 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 06:186:18 AM | 08:418:41 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 06:186:18 AM | 07:477:47 AM | eighth no. 1 on Śanivāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 06:186:18 AM | 07:057:05 AM | 1st of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 07:057:05 AM | 07:537:53 AM | 2nd of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:418:41 AM | 11:0411:04 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 09:169:16 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | eighth no. 3 on Śanivāra |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:5111:51 AM | 12:3912:39 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0212:02 PM | 13:471:47 PM | sixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:271:27 PM | 15:503:50 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 13:441:44 PM | 15:143:14 PM | eighth no. 6 on Śanivāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:142:14 PM | 15:023:02 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:503:50 PM | 18:136:13 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:136:13 PM | 19:497:49 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:136:13 PM | 18:376:37 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:136:13 PM | 19:257:25 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:5111:51 PM | 24:3912:39 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 26:012:01 AM+1 | 27:443:44 AM+1 | sixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra |