Thursday 18 April 1918 · Bucharest, Romania
Guruvāra. Aṣṭamī began at 17:235:23 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:306:30 PM.
Observed here on this day
Aṣṭamī covers 48 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna. Determinate. Why this date, here
At sunrise
05:135:13 AM
Aṣṭamī holds at sunrise. It names the day.
Next boundary
05:515:51 AM
Viṣṭi gives way to Bava.
Noon
11:5911:59 AM
The Sun 56° above S. Day length 13 h 34 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
05:135:13 AM to 29:115:11 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 | 18:306:30 PM | Navamī |
| Nakṣatra | Puṣya | past sunrise | Āśleṣā |
| Yoga | Dhṛti | 19:187:18 PM | Śūla |
| Karaṇa | Viṣṭi | 05:515:51 AM | Bava |
| Vāra | Guruvāra | 29:11 05:115:11 AM Fri | Śukravāra |
each with its definition
| Kāla | From | To | Defined as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruṇodayadawn | 03:493:49 AM | 05:135:13 AM | 2 muhūrtas before sunrise |
| Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn | 03:493:49 AM | 04:314:31 AM | 2nd-last night muhūrta |
| Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight | 04:104:10 AM | 05:135:13 AM | last 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Prātaḥkālamorning | 05:135:13 AM | 07:557:55 AM | first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day | 05:135:13 AM | 06:546:54 AM | eighth no. 1 on Guruvāra |
| Saṅgavaforenoon | 07:557:55 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| GulikaGulika’s part of the day | 08:368:36 AM | 10:1810:18 AM | eighth no. 3 on Guruvāra |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 09:449:44 AM | 10:3810:38 AM | 6th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Abhijitthe midday muhūrta | 11:3211:32 AM | 12:2712:27 PM | 8th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Madhyāhnamidday | 11:3511:35 AM | 12:2312:23 PM | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday |
| Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra | 12:0512:05 PM | 13:491:49 PM | sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra |
| Aparāhṇaafternoon | 13:211:21 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day | 13:411:41 PM | 15:233:23 PM | eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra |
| Vijayathe muhūrta of victory | 14:152:15 PM | 15:093:09 PM | 11th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta | 15:093:09 PM | 16:044:04 PM | 12th of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Sāyāhnaevening | 16:044:04 PM | 18:466:46 PM | last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas |
| Pradoṣadusk | 18:466:46 PM | 20:108:10 PM | 2 muhūrtas after sunset |
| Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset | 18:466:46 PM | 19:077:07 PM | first thirtieth of the night |
| Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight | 18:466:46 PM | 19:497:49 PM | first 3 thirtieths of the night |
| Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra | 22:2810:28 PM | 24:1212:12 AM+1 | sixtieths 45 to 48 of the nakṣatra |
| Niśīthamidnight | 23:3511:35 PM | 24:2312:23 AM+1 | 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight |