Tuesday 19 September 1916 · Bucharest, Romania
Maṅgalavāra. Aṣṭamī began at 18:166:16 PM yesterday, and holds until 20:298:29 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 93 of 93 minutes of pradoṣa. Boundary: two days qualify and the rule does not say which. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:435:43 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
07:197:19 AM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
11:5311:53 AM
The Sun 47° above S. Day length 12 h 21 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
05:435:43 AM to 29:445:44+1 AM
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 | 20:298:29 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Mṛgaśirā | 14:122:12 PM | Ārdrā |
| Yoga | Vyatīpāta | 26:18 02:182:18 AM Wed | Varīyān |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 07:197:19 AM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Maṅgalavāra | 29:44 05:445:44 AM Wed | Budhavāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:104:10 AM | 05:435:43 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:104:10 AM | 04:564:56 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:334:33 AM | 05:435:43 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:435:43 AM | 08:118:11 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:118:11 AM | 10:3910:39 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 08:118:11 AM | 09:009:00 AM | 4th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 08:488:48 AM | 10:2010:20 AM | eighth no. 3 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:2811:28 AM | 12:1812:18 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 | 13:261:26 PM | eighth no. 5 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:071:07 PM | 15:353:35 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 13:561:56 PM | 14:462:46 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 14:582:58 PM | 16:314:31 PM | eighth no. 7 on Maṅgalavāra |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:353:35 PM | 18:036:03 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:036:03 PM | 19:377:37 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:036:03 PM | 18:276:27 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:036:03 PM | 19:137:13 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 22:4410:44 PM | 23:3011:30 PM | 7th of 15 night muhūrtas |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3011:30 PM | 24:1812:18+1 AM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 23:4011:40 PM | 25:281:28+1 AM | sixtieths 22 to 25 of the nakṣatra |