Thursday 4 April 1918 · Bucharest, Romania
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 03:303:30 AM, before sunrise, and holds until 26:522:52 AM+1.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:375:37 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
15:173:17 PM
Bālava gives way to Kaulava.
Noon
12:0312:03 PM
The Sun 51° above S. Day length 12 h 52 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
05:375:37 AM to 29:365:36 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 | 26:52 02:522:52 AM Fri | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Pūrvāṣāḍhā | 25:00 01:001:00 AM Fri | Uttarāṣāḍhā |
| Yoga | Parigha | 16:414:41 PM | Śiva |
| Karaṇa | Bālava | 15:173:17 PM | Kaulava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:36 05:365:36 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 04:084:08 AM | 05:375:37 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 04:084:08 AM | 04:534:53 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:304:30 AM | 05:375:37 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:375:37 AM | 08:128:12 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:375:37 AM | 07:147:14 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 08:128:12 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:508:50 AM | 10:2710:27 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:559:55 AM | 10:4610:46 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 10:3210:32 AM | 12:0812:08 PM | sixtieths 25 to 28 of the nakṣatra |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3711:37 AM | 12:2912:29 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3911:39 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:201:20 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:401:40 PM | 15:163:16 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:122:12 PM | 15:033:03 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:033:03 PM | 15:553:55 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 15:553:55 PM | 18:296:29 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:296:29 PM | 19:587:58 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:296:29 PM | 18:516:51 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:296:29 PM | 19:367:36 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 20:108:10 PM | 21:479:47 PM | sixtieths 49 to 52 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3811:38 PM | 24:2612:26 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |