Sunday 24 August 2008 · Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Ravivāra. Aṣṭamī began at 12:5612:56 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4110:41 AM.
Observed here on this day
No observance falls here under this profile.
At sunrise
05:565:56 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
10:4110:41 AM
Aṣṭamī gives way to Navamī.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 85° above N. Day length 12 h 15 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
05:565:56 AM to 29:555:55 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 | 10:4110:41 AM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Rohiṇī | 27:00 03:003:00 AM Mon | Mṛgaśirā |
| Yoga | Vyāghāta | 13:541:54 PM | Harṣaṇa |
| Karaṇa | Kaulava | 10:4110:41 AM | Taitila |
| Vāra | Ravivāra | 29:55 05:555:55 AM Mon | Somavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:565:56 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:224:22 AM | 05:095:09 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:454:45 AM | 05:565:56 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:565:56 AM | 08:238:23 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:238:23 AM | 10:5010:50 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3811:38 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 12:0312:03 PM | 13:351:35 PM | eighth no. 5 on Ravivāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:161:16 PM | 15:433:43 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:052:05 PM | 14:542:54 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 15:073:07 PM | 16:394:39 PM | eighth no. 7 on Ravivāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:433:43 PM | 18:106:10 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 16:324:32 PM | 17:215:21 PM | 14th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 16:394:39 PM | 18:106:10 PM | eighth no. 8 on Ravivāra |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:106:10 PM | 19:447:44 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:106:10 PM | 18:346:34 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:106:10 PM | 19:217:21 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 19:307:30 PM | 21:009:00 PM | sixtieths 41 to 44 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3911:39 PM | 24:2712:27 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 24:0012:00 AM+1 | 25:301:30 AM+1 | sixtieths 53 to 56 of the nakṣatra |